"I distrust pious phrases, especially when they issue……" — Flannery O'Connor

"I distrust pious phrases, especially when they issue from my mouth. I try militantly never to be affected by the pious language of the faithful but it is always coming out when you least expect it. In contrast to the pious language of the faithful, the liturgy is beautifully flat."

Flannery O'Connor

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