I preach there are all kinds of truth, your truth and somebody elses. But behind all of them there is only one truth and that is that theres no truth. – Flannery OConnor
Theres many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. – Flannery OConnor
To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. – Flannery OConnor
Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. – Flannery OConnor
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. – Flannery OConnor
Conviction without experience makes for harshness. – Flannery OConnor
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. – Flannery OConnor
When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over Gods business. – Flannery OConnor
Everywhere I go, Im asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they dont stifle enough of them. Theres many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. – Flannery OConnor
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 OConnor
