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Flannery O'Connor quotes about art

American Author March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964

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You do not write the best you can for the sake of art, but for the sake of returning your talent increased to the invisible God to use or not use as he sees fit. Flannery O'Connor
Unless we are willing to accept our artists as they are, the answer to the question, "Who speaks for America today?" will have to be: the advertising agencies. They are entirely capable of showing us our unparalleled prosperity and our almost classless society, and no one has ever accused them of not being affirmative. Where the artist is still trusted, he will not be looked to for assurance. Those who believe that art proceeds from a healthy, and not from a diseased, faculty of the mind... Flannery O'Connor
The straightforward manner is seldom equal to the complications of the good subject. There may never be anything new to say, but there is always a new way to say it, and since, in art, the way of saying a thing becomes a part of what is said, every work of art is unique and requires fresh attention. Flannery O'Connor
No art is sunk in the self, but rather, in art the self becomes self-forgetful in order to meet the demands of the thing seen and the thing being made. 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
Flannery O'Connor quote: "The scientist has the habit of science; the artist, the habit..."
The scientist has the habit of science; the artist, the habit of art. Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor quote: "Art transcends its limitations only by staying within them."
Art transcends its limitations only by staying within them. Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor quote: "The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode."
The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode. Flannery O'Connor

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