“Conviction without experience makes for harshness. ”
― The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
― The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
“The meaning of fiction is not abstract meaning but experienced meaning.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“Despair came over her, as it will when nobody around has any sexual relevance to you.”
― The Crying of Lot 49
― The Crying of Lot 49
“You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission.”
― The Violent Bear It Away
― The Violent Bear It Away
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