Christian Writer Quotes

“One of the awful things about writing when you are a Christian is that for you the ultimate reality is the Incarnation, the present reality is the Incarnation, and nobody believes in the Incarnation; that is, nobody in your audience. My audience are the people who think God is dead. At least these are the people I am conscious of writing for.”
― Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

“All reality is mysteriously charged with the invisible presence of God.”
― Dana Gioia, The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays

“The Catholic writer has the inestimable advantage of a profound and truthful worldview that has been articulated, explored, and amplified by two thousand years of art and philosophy, a tradition whose symbols, stories, personalities, and concepts and correspondences add enormous resonance to any artist’s work.”
― Dana Gioia, The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays

“Reading ”
― Francis Bacon