Intellectual Quote by Sara Zarr

“Flannery O’Connor—it’s right, but it ain’t right enough.”

— Scot McKnight

I'd love to meet Flannery O'Connor. I think I'd be content to hear her speak on any subject. What forces shaped her. What nebula…

— Karen Russell

Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't understand what she was doing. I…

— Karin Slaughter

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

— David Almond

“I always thought the allusive “O” that girls always talked about was an urban legend, but Connor is quickly turning me into a believer.”

— Devon Herrera

“I flipped to the author’s photo in the Library of America edition of O’Connor’s collected works, and forked it over. Solitary examined the photo.…

— Avi Steinberg

“I try to imagine what type of girl Connor would seek, but she seems unfathomable--like a hazy picture with only her brain showing.”

— Becca Ritchie

What's interesting is I don't think you will find anyone to say anything against Des O'Connor, he was the nicest of people and the…

— Gyles Brandreth

“O'Connor had a knack for bringing a personal - and winning - touch to a situation when people least expected it.”

— Joan Biskupic

“Connor's voice deepened, antagonism coming from every syllable. "Stay the fuck away from her, mother fucker. You touch her one more time--trust me, they'll…

— Lynda Chance

Whatever you wanted in entertainment, Des O'Connor could provide, so he was in a way the last of his kind.

— Gyles Brandreth

If you were doing a Des O'Connor show, you were in safe hands.

— Gyles Brandreth