Flannery O'Connor

"The theologian is interested specifically in the modern novel because there he sees reflected the man of our time, the unbeliever, who is nevertheless grappling in a desperate and usually honest way with intense problems of the spirit."

"To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness."

"A working knowledge of the devil can be very well had from resisting him."