"When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God's business."
"The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet. His problem is to find that location."
"I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial."
For those interested in O'Conner's non-fiction, I recommend The Habit of Being and Mystery and Manners.