Flannery O'Connor Quote

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.


Mystery and Manners (1969)


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...

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...

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...

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...