To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. – Flannery OConnor
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. – Flannery OConnor
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
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