I do not like the raw sound of the human voice in unison unless it is under the discipline of music.
Flannery O'ConnorWe are now living in an age which doubts both fact and value. It is the life of this age that we wish to see and judge.
Flannery O'ConnorShe could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.
Flannery O'ConnorTechnique in the minds of many is something rigid, something like a formula that you impose on the material; but in the best stories it is something organic, something that grows out of the material, and this being the case, it is different for every story of any account that has ever been written.
Flannery O'Connor