If I had the choice of knowing the truth or searching for the truth, I’d take the search. — Walker Percy
Nothing remains but desire, and desire comes howling down Elysian Fields like a mistral. — Walker Percy
The enduring is something which must be accounted for. One cannot simply shrug it off. — Walker Percy
Nobody but a Southerner knows the wrenching rinsing sadness of the cities of the North. — Walker Percy
Before, I wandered as a diversion. Now I wander seriously and sit and read as a diversion. — Walker Percy
Jews wait for the Lord, Protestants sing hymns to him, Catholics say mass and eat him. — Walker Percy