Carolina QuotesThe search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life.
Walker Percy Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Moviegoer (1961)
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- 1961
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“The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sun…” Walker Percy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B98339A2EB. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b98339a2eb
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