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

Flannery O'Connor
“I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.”
Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor
“Only if we are secure in our beliefs can we see the comical side of the universe.”
Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor
“Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo the effort needed to understand it.”
Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

Flannery O'Connor
“There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.”
Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

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