Symbol Quote by Flannery O'Connor
![“Symbols are something [the writer] uses simply as a matter of course. You might say that theses are details that, while having their essential place in the literal level of the story, operate in depth as well as on the surface, increasing the story in every direction … the truer the symbol, the…” quote by Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fe7/flannery-o-connor-639_writing_symbols-are-something-the-writer-uses-si_1791562.jpg)
““Symbols are something [the writer] uses simply as a matter of course. You might say that theses are details that, while having their essential place in the literal level of the story, operate in depth as well as on the surface, increasing the story in every direction … the truer the symbol, the deeper it leads you, the more meaning it opens up””
![“[a] characteristic of a symbol is that it opens up levels of reality which otherwise are closed for us. [a symbol] also unlocks dimensions and elements of our soul which correspond to the dimensions and elements of reality. A great play gives us not only a new vision of the human scene, but it…” quote by Dynamics of Faith Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ff4/dynamics-of-faith-paul-tillich_myth_a-characteristic-of-a-symbol-is-that-it_1485903.jpg)
