CSM–Flannery O'Connor: 10 quotes on her birthday

Here is one:

“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.”

”• The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor

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One comment on “CSM–Flannery O'Connor: 10 quotes on her birthday

  1. IchabodKunkleberry says:

    There are two others which always come to mind for me. From
    memory, they are (nearly) verbatim.

    1. “Total non-retention has kept my education from being a
    burden to me.”

    2. Concerning the notions of symbolism vs. Real Presence
    in the eucharist, she said : “If it’s just a symbol, then
    to hell with it !”