More quotes by Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

"Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days."
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"Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days."
— Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Read More
"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."
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"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."
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"Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system."
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