Why is there such a gap between nonspeaking animals and speaking man, when there is no other such gap in nature?
Walker PercyWhere there is chance of gain, there is also chance of loss. Whenever one courts great happiness, one also risks malaise.
Walker PercyFor 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