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“To imagine the unimaginable is the highest use of the imagination”

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Cynthia Ozick is an accomplished American writer, born on April 17, 1928. Her works are renowned for their profound thoughtfulness and unique literary style, often focusing on moral and philosophical issues. more

“One of the awful things about writing when you are a Christian is that for you the ultimate reality is the Incarnation, the present reality is the Incarnation, and nobody believes in the Incarnation; that is, nobody in your audience. My audience are the people who think God is dead. At least these are the people I am conscious of writing for.”

People Thinking Writing Believe Reality Christian Audience Conscious Ultimate Awful Incarnation Ultimate Reality God Is Dead

Book:The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Source: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

“Well, if it's a symbol, to hell with it.”

Ifs Wells Hell Symbols

Book:The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Source: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

“Nobody with a good car needs to be justified.”

Needs Car Justified

Book:Wise Blood: A Novel

Source: Wise Blood: A Novel

“There won't be any biographies of me because, for only one reason, lives spent between the house and the chicken yard do not make exciting copy.”

Reason House Exciting Chickens Copies Yards Biographies

Book:The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Source: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Ifs Writing Believe Wells May Enough Order Fiction Cells Observing Fiction Writers Writing Fiction Microscopes

Author:Flannery O'Connor

“In a sense sickness is a place, more instructive than a long trip to Europe, and it's always a place where there's no company, where nobody can follow. Sickness before death is a very appropriate thing and I think those who don't have it miss one of God's mercies.”

Thinking Long Company Missing Europe Mercy Sickness Appropriate Before Death

Book:The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Source: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

“Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding”

Practice Prepared Be Prepared Restraint

Author:Flannery O'Connor

“There is a question whether faith can or is supposed to be emotionally satisfying. I must say that the thought of everyone lolling about in an emotionally satisfying faith is repugnant to me. I believe that we are ultimately directed Godward but that this journey is often impeded by emotion”

Believe I Believe Emotion Journey Supposed To Be Satisfying

Book:The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Source: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

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