When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God's business.

Quote by Flannery O Connor

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If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter...

Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter...

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how...

This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how...

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

He might be a very clever man by nature for aught I know, but he...

He might be a very clever man by nature for aught I know, but he...

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have...

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have...

Without books, God is silent, justice dormant, natural science at a stand, philosophy lame, letters...

Without books, God is silent, justice dormant, natural science at a stand, philosophy lame, letters...

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should...

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should...

I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books.

I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books.

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in...

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in...

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are...

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are...

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse...

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse...

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

A book is a storehouse carried in the pocket

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

We want consumers to say, 'That's a hell of a product' instead of, 'That's a...

We want consumers to say, 'That's a hell of a product' instead of, 'That's a...

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and...

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and...