Quotes by O'Connor, Flannery

It seems that the fiction writer has a revolting attachment to the poo >>

There was a time when the average reader read a novel simply for the m >>

Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. M >>

Quotations about Manners

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary displa >>

Manners make the person. >>

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours. >>

Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers.

O'Connor, Flannery