Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers. Flannery O'Connor badconditionconscious share on social
When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville. Flannery O'Connor milledgevillerome Change image and share on social
I preach there are all kinds of truth, your truth and somebody else's. But behind all of them there is only one truth and that is that there's no truth. Flannery O'Connor kindpreachtruth Change image and share on social
The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention. Flannery O'Connor ashamedattentionrequire Change image and share on social
Conviction without experience makes for harshness. Flannery O'Connor convictionexperienceharshness Change image and share on social
All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal. Flannery O'Connor actionbrutalcharacter Change image and share on social
The writer can choose what he writes about but he cannot choose what he is able to make live. Flannery O'Connor chooselivemake Change image and share on social
The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence. Flannery O'Connor innocenceproceedsoutherner Change image and share on social
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. Flannery O'Connor abilitychangestomach Change image and share on social
At its best our age is an age of searchers and discoverers, and at its worst, an age that has domesticated despair and learned to live with it happily. Flannery O'Connor agebaddespair Change image and share on social
