11 beautiful quotes by Flannery O'Connor. Click any quote to view, download and share it as an image.
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Flannery O'Connor
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.”
“The old woman was the kind who would not cut down a large old tree because it was a large old tree.”
“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of the...
“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritat...
“It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes.”
“Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.”
“Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.”
“The Catholic novelist in the South will see many distorted images of Christ, but he will certainly feel that a distorte...
“Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to ...
“I think it is safe to say that while the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Christ-haunted.”
