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Flannery O'Connor quotes about nature

American Author March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964

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He loved her because it was his nature to do so, but there were times when he could not endure her love for him. There were times when it became nothing but pure idiot mystery... Flannery O'Connor
The novelist with Christian concerns will find in modern life distortions which are repugnant to him, and his problem will be to make these appear as distortions to an audience which is used to seeing them as natural; and he may well be forced to take ever more violent means to get his vision across to this hostile audience. When you can assume that your audience holds the same beliefs you do, you can relax a little and use more normal ways of talking to it; when you have to assume that it... Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor quote: "All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace..."
All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful. Flannery O'Connor
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. Flannery O'Connor
Our age not only does not have a very sharp eye for the almost imperceptible intrusions of grace, it no longer has much feeling for the nature of the violences which precede and follow them. Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor quote: "June Star said her hair was naturally curly."
June Star said her hair was naturally curly. Flannery O'Connor

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