The beginning of human knowledge is through the senses, and the fiction writer begins where the human perception begins. He appeals through the senses, and you cannot appeal through the senses with abstractions.
Flannery O'ConnorIf you're a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches and the climate makes no difference.
Flannery O'ConnorThe fact is that anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days. If you can't make something out of a little experience, you probably won't be able to make it out of a lot.
Flannery O'ConnorI don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.
Flannery O'Connor