Quote of the day
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
Flannery O'Connor
Born: March 25, 1925
Died: August 3, 1964 (aged 39)
Bio: Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American writer and essayist. An important voice in American literature, she wrote two novels and thirty-two short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.
Known for:
- Wise Blood (1952)
- The Complete Stories
- Everything That Rises Must Converge
- The Violent Bear It Away (1960)
- The Habit of Being
Flannery O'Connor Quotes