Flannery O'Connor Quotes

I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.
Flannery O'Connor

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.
Flannery O'Connor

The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode.
Flannery O'Connor

Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.
Flannery O'Connor

The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
Flannery O'Connor

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

Flannery O'Connor Quotes
		Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. Flannery O'Connor Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Author Quotes Category: American Author Quotes Date of Birth: March 25, 1925 Date of Death: August 3, 1964 Nationality: American Amazon: Flannery O'Connor on Amazon	Related Authors: Zig Ziglar Tony Robbins Mark Twain Helen Keller Anais Nin Henry David Thoreau Brian Tracy Joseph Campbell Leo Buscaglia
		Select Flannery O'Connor Quotations: I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best. Flannery O'Connor I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one. Flannery O'Connor The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode. Flannery O'Connor Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. Flannery O'Connor The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. Flannery O'Connor 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
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