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“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery

“She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.”
― Flannery O'Connor

“I write to discover what I know.”
― Flannery O'Connor

“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

“Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.”
― Flannery O'Connor