Abundance Quote by Ron Rash

Flannery O'Connor is my creative hero. I think she's the greatest American writer. Her book, 'Mystery and Manners,' is my creative bible.

— Scott Derrickson

Fiona McCrae is a really amazing editor. Really smart and very astute about what a story needs.

— Ru Freeman

I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.

— David Almond

Elizabeth Searle writes with intelligence, passion and wit. She's one of the best young writers around.

— Robert Boswell

Southerners make good novelists: they have so many stories because they have so much family.

— Gore Vidal

In college, I had a big fixation with Southern Gothic literature. Flannery O'Connor, I read every word she's ever written.

— Jeff Feuerzeig

I think all writers have a bit of genius in them, and a bit of talent. Genius retreats but talent improves.

— Martin Amis

I love Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O'Connor. I read a lot of American writers.

— Kiran Desai

I met Laura Morton through a friend who had hired her to help her write her own story. Though Laura is chock-full of interesting…

— Randi Zuckerberg

One of the brightest lights of our time-a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman.

— Barack Obama

She is not a writer at all, really; she is merely a gifted eccentric.

— Michael Cunningham

The really great writers are people like Emily Bront� who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

— James A. Michener