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
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. – 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
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