The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet. His problem is to find that location. Flannery O'Connor crossroadeternityfind Change image and share on social
Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. Flannery O'Connor faithtrue Change image and share on social
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
I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one. Flannery O'Connor findpeoplesit 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
It seems that the fiction writer has a revolting attachment to the poor, for even when he writes about the rich, he is more concerned with what they lack than with what they have. Flannery O'Connor attachmentconcernfiction 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
To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. Flannery O'Connor bitternessendexpect Change image and share on social
The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode. Flannery O'Connor artbasismatter 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
