Carolina QuotesFor some time now the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead. It happens when I speak to people. In the middle of a sentence it will come over me: yes, beyond a doubt this is death. There is little to do but groan and make an excuse and slip away as quickly as one can.
Walker Percy Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Moviegoer (1961)
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- 1961
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