FastSaying

After the surgery I could barely stand up. It's really frustrating having to take slow steps back.


Connor Rabinowitz

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

It was so frustrating to see ulcer patients having surgery, or even dying, when I knew a simple anti...
BARRY MARSHALL I waddled in about 7:30 in the morning, and I could barely stand up for the kickoff.
MAX MCGEE For the most part I could barely stand up. It was like the worst feeling ever. But I got through it.
PACMAN JONES Stand up to injustice, even if you stand alone
SUZY KASSEM I'm having surgery today to have my face cleaned up. But it will take some fancy stitching to ma...
PATSY CLINE It was really frustrating because we couldn't get stops when we needed to get back in the game. We t...
CORY LEWIS My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put th...
CRISTELA ALONZO I could not pretend that nothing was happening. Not for this did I survive a poisoning. Not for this...
VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO I really couldn't believe it. When they told me I had to have surgery, I couldn't believe it. I was ...
JAKE LONG When I was in high school, I ran hurdles, but I was really short, so I'd barely clear them. I was pr...
CHRIS KIRKPATRICK I was scared. I mean, no one's going to get excited when someone tells you they're going to have to ...
CONNOR RABINOWITZ My life is dedicated to that man. I hear from his mom and family that's the only thing that keeps th...
CONNOR RABINOWITZ I'm having a great time. It's obviously fun, but I don't think about baseball when I'm in bed. I thi...
CONNOR RABINOWITZ When I was in high school, I ran hurdles, but I was really short, so I'd barely clear them. I wa...
CHRIS KIRKPATRICK I feel fresh after having such a frustrating feeling around the time of the French Open and Wimbledo...
ALICIA MOLIK Somehow I've had the heaves I could take a drink of water and heave it back up . I've been having qu...
WALT BAYES It's a very slow process - two steps forward, one step back - but I'm inching in the right d...
ROB REINER My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and re...
MELISSA MCCARTHY I think it was just generally that my footwork was really not good. I just felt uncomfortable moving...
PATTY SCHNYDER After a slow start, I kind of got my focus back. We started out slow in the beginning, but my team p...
FALLON LUMPKIN Yeah, it is frustrating. But it wasn't anything we could control. Couns hit a hard line drive right ...
CHAD TRACY He wanted to run track last year I think. When he came back to school about six weeks after the acci...
DAN HARRIS I lived across the street from Noodle Bar. I could barely stand it, because you're there all the...
DAVID CHANG People always think I'm Jewish and changed my last name from Rabinowitz.
NATHAN LANE Gold could move up from...where we stand at the moment. I would be surprised to see a massive increa...
MICHAEL WIDMER Then I remembered I was back on tour, and it was time to screw up. The old habits just don't seem to...
ANDREW MAGEE It was so frustrating not being out there. I wanted to take the last shot, and all I could do was ye...
NATALIE THOMAS You could say it was fatigue. We got out hustled the last three games, out rebounded and I guess its...
CUTTINO MOBLEY I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes ...
KATHERINE JOHNSON We stand ready to vigorously defend the NAFTA and we will take all steps open to us to ensure it is ...
JIM PETERSON I don't think badly of or oppose having plastic surgery. I once seriously thought of it, but I d...
PARK SHIN-HYE When I gave up law to go into real estate, my mother said, 'How can you give up the law?' Bu...
JERRY REINSDORF We are yet to receive the High Court order and will take necessary steps after that.
TV RAMACHANDRAN Everybody remembers Ironton in its heyday in the '40s and '50s, that's when Ironton was booming and ...
CINDY ANDERSON To come back and maybe having to start a new offense over, we probably wouldn't fare well. It will s...
CHRIS CHAMBERS The community here is really fired up after seeing people take to the street.
AERYCA STEINBAUER It's really frustrating. Everything was off the back rim or in and out.
ROB HUMMEL Right now, I like to take it one day at a time and let Frank work in the cage. I've been impressed, ...
GERALD PERRY Rather than the strength it takes to not lose, it's the strength to stand back up after a loss that ...
KYO SHIRODAIRA They had one of their low performances. We really took a few steps backward - steps we couldn't affo...
HERMAN ANDREWS The Federal Reserve, with the ink barely dry on its statement of intent to move in a measured pace, ...
ROBERT BRUSCA It stinks. I didn't play (here) last year after having an opportunity, and this year I'm just not ab...
JAMES DRISCOLL We gave up too much in the first quarter. If I could take anything back, that would be it. We came o...
KATIE BARNETT It's frustrating to go one inning after another and give up a homer an inning.
GLENDON RUSCH That is significantly higher than most people expect when they think of obesity surgery. Patients ar...
DAVID R. FLUM It's going to be a slow recovery process. The first time he got out of bed it took him five minutes ...
ALEX PROCEL He didn't mind being at Sacred Heart. He just couldn't stand being with the sex molesters, especiall...
GEORGE MALOOF Right now, it could be ambitious. At the same time, if we do it proportionately and take baby steps,...
DARREN CIOFFI My hip surgery did slow me down a little. I wasn't as quick around the boat as other people.
BOB THOMSON Roland glares at Connor and Connor glares back. Then he says what he always says at moments like thi...
NEAL SHUSTERMAN My back has stiffened up over the last few days which is frustrating,
TIM HENMAN I can't remember my dreams more than a couple of seconds after I wake up. It's frustrating b...
AARON SORKIN I want to take IBM back to its roots.
LOUIS V. GERSTNER, JR. It was frustrating because I didn't know how he died. I felt it was a suspicious death, the way he f...
MARSHALL ALLEN Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.
ADAM MCKAY Friends can speed up your steps or slow down your pace. Leaders choose friends wisely; they are awar...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR After the last shooting, I knew nothing bad could happen. My coaches told me to just slow down and e...
KATI WILHELM America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds...
CARRIE P. MEEK In the house itself, the gable is much lower than in the painting -- you can only stand up just bare...
GRANT WOOD I really wanted to be as healthy as I could. It wasn't about getting my six-pack back. There are...
MARISA MILLER Israel, for its part, has taken necessary steps to further progress with the Palestinians. The Pales...
DAVID BAKER To live a kingdom life is to rise up and take giant steps
SUNDAY ADELAJA Even though the regulatory process is slow and frustrating, I saw that as an advantage of being a ba...
JACK SEIFRICK Connor and Cameron look wide-eyed at the carnage. Cameron slowed the speedboat down to a crawl. She ...
MARK A. COOPER Being a senior, it's sort of 'the role,' as everybody calls it. You sort of have to take it upon you...
JUSTIN BIGELOW We needed time off from each other after our last tour because there was a lot of personal stuff we ...
SAMMY HAGAR Stand up and walk. Move on. After all, you have perfect legs to stand on.
HIROMU ARAKAWA The frustrating thing was having to do everything over again,
EDWARD ZANDER After doing comedy for a while and knowing how hard it is to do physical comedy right, I learned how...
CARLY CRAIG Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after hav...
ANNA PAVLOVA I have about 50 guitars around the house. I can't take more than a few steps without finding one to ...
BILL MUMY I told the guys, I have to take care of myself. They have to understand, I'm coming back from surger...
ARMANDO BENITEZ We are taking baby steps. . . . It has been hard to get their confidence back. We were a damaged tea...
JOE KATICH What the world really needs is courageous parenting from mothers and fathers who are not afraid to s...
LARRY R. LAWRENCE Things have gotten a lot better. Earlier this year -- in February, right after the Hope -- I found o...
BEN CRANE On December 17, 1984, I had surgery to remove two inches of my left lung due to pneumonia. After two...
RYAN WHITE ... how could any young man merely sit back and wait for divine justice to take its course? It was a...
PAUL BOWLES I'm not having surgery. I'm too old to go under the knife. I'd retire before I do that.
DANNY FORTSON AWB is determined to take whatever steps are necessary to rebuild its reputation with all customers,...
BRENDAN STEWART You can feel the engine get really slow really quickly and if you don't pull the clutch in quickly e...
ANTHONY WEST I'm really lucky to be here today and to get eighth-place, ... I'm one wheel short on the cart this ...
AMY ACUFF I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and it...
TILLIE OLSEN When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up r...
KATE BECKINSALE We've been having decent second quarters lately. We started out a little slow tonight but really pic...
DEBBIE STROMAN I don't really unwind after a performance. I'm still pumped up and just want to get back on ...
HOLLIE CAVANAGH You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, eve...
BEN STEIN We want to put something together where we can focus on a lot of beach music. We're gonna take it sl...
DAN RUCKER Do you know what is the most frustrating thing in this world? It is not having someone to return to ...
OUSSAMA HEDHLI You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else...
MAYA ANGELOU I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a rea...
JOHNNY VEGAS Japan has taken a number of positive steps, but they've been small tentative steps and they've been ...
ED LOYD I could stand here and recite statistic after statistic, indicator after indicator but I don't need ...
KATHLEEN BLANCO I had to take baby steps all year,
TIGER WOODS I pulled the gun when I stood up, took two steps down the hallway and fired. His back was towards me...
DAVID LUDWIG After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR I've screwed everything up royally. I remember you saying that growing up happens when you start hav...
CASSANDRA CLARE Dont be afraid to take a big step.You cant cross a chasm in two small steps.
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE It really bugs me because those guys had a two-lap lead and there was no reason to take any chances....
DARREN LAW I am most proud of my win in Moscow in 2002 beating Venus [Williams], Mauresmo and Davenport, ... An...
MAGDALENA MALEEVA I found out this morning. I have to go back (to Los Angeles) for surgery.
JEREMY ROENICK

More Connor Rabinowitz

I was scared. I mean, no one's going to get excited when someone tells you they're going to have to ...
CONNOR RABINOWITZ My life is dedicated to that man. I hear from his mom and family that's the only thing that keeps th...
CONNOR RABINOWITZ I'm having a great time. It's obviously fun, but I don't think about baseball when I'm in bed. I thi...
CONNOR RABINOWITZ A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
ZADOC RABINOWITZ My mom is the most famous thing about my video blog. Everyone likes moms. People enjoy watching peop...
SCHLOMO RABINOWITZ I find a lot of up-and-coming musicians I enjoy, present them to my viewers - and hopefully inflate ...
CONNOR FRANTA I like The Erised for the harmony of their addictive beats mix, and I like Allie X for her distinct ...
CONNOR FRANTA I wanted to share my love of coffee with a wider audience and also continue to raise money for The T...
CONNOR FRANTA YouTube is so quick and so instant, and you make a video, and you can upload it the same day, wherea...
CONNOR FRANTA Sometimes, cameras can't capture a scene like your brain does. But the use of apps can help get ...
CONNOR FRANTA Music is a huge part of my life and something I enjoy very much. I wanted to use my platform to shar...
CONNOR FRANTA When you're with real people, you don't have to be with virtual people.
CONNOR FRANTA I could Photoshop for hours. I spend way too much time making thumbnails. I spend, like, two hours o...
CONNOR FRANTA I'm very into Taylor Swift. From her music to her wardrobe, she is absolutely killing it. Also, ...
CONNOR FRANTA The thing about the Internet is we take everything too far. Once something becomes 'popular'...
CONNOR FRANTA The first time I got recognized in public was at a movie theater. It was at the 'Lord of the Rin...
CONNOR FRANTA I'm a little bit shy and from the Midwest, so to be so open and honest with millions of people i...
CONNOR FRANTA Using the correct apps can completely change how your photos look. It's really exciting because ...
CONNOR FRANTA For someone in an alternative job, an alternative lifestyle, it's very hard to explain what I do...
CONNOR FRANTA I'm actually like a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop kind of guy. So I love the local shops that are...
CONNOR FRANTA I don't tend to do a whole Instagram theme. I like to capture the moment in front of me and make...
CONNOR FRANTA I would love to continue working behind the scenes in music - to produce and manage up-and-coming mu...
CONNOR FRANTA I think good taste is completely subjective. If you enjoy something, that's great! Enjoy it, and...
CONNOR FRANTA YouTube is, like, the new reality television.
CONNOR FRANTA Public speaking is scary, I think. I've gotten way better at it. If I have to do a speech and be...
CONNOR FRANTA You are who you are, and you should love that person.
CONNOR FRANTA Never think you can't do something. I definitely never thought I could write a book, and even af...
CONNOR FRANTA It always surprises me how much my followers appreciate how candid my photos are - they may not have...
CONNOR FRANTA Girls can be athletic. Guys can have feelings. Girls can be smart. Guys can be creative. And vice ve...
CONNOR FRANTA Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that's it. We're all people. We're all equa...
CONNOR FRANTA confront your greatest fears
voice your biggest problems
acknowledge your tiniest issues CONNOR FRANTA I'm totally addicted to Japanese anime and spend way, way, way too much time watching it.
CONNOR JESSUP When taking a photo, I tend to look for one of the following: depth, symmetry, color or contrast. Al...
CONNOR FRANTA Coffee has always been a significant part of my life. For me, it's a chance to start my day and ...
CONNOR FRANTA sometimes the quiet ones are yelling on the inside
CONNOR FRANTA Anytime you get your first win it is something that you have worked toward since way back in the sum...
ANDREW CONNOR When you see how many times we rushed consecutively, that says a lot about our kids will, and they w...
ANDREW CONNOR When you see our drives, we took them the length of the field, converted third downs and converted i...
ANDREW CONNOR College did kind of inspire it. I'm a little bit far removed from it now.
ANDREW CONNOR I don't really pretend to be the same person I was when I wrote the record. I don't think the band i...
ANDREW CONNOR It comes down to wrapping up. There were some plays there we didn't wrap up. We set our stage for wh...
ANDREW CONNOR When a moment in front of me appears to be particularly special, whether it be by beauty or experien...
CONNOR FRANTA No one ever changed the world waking up at noon.
CONNOR CHALFANT There are certain housing codes, building codes that the landlord is required by law to adhere to, b...
JOHN CONNOR The first thing I suggest is before you ever sign a lease you come in here and let me review it. I w...
JOHN CONNOR We've been extremely successful. There's just much more to do.
JOHN CONNOR Everyone in the process makes a cut of the pie. The attorney who does the closing, the real estate a...
SID CONNOR Once people start playing the game, they're going to forget we're not in the NCAA Tournament and jus...
CONNOR BARWIN It's definitely not good for us. All we can do is go out and get a win against West Virginia and hop...
CONNOR BARWIN People are pretty disappointed with how we came out and played. I don't know what happened. We just ...
CONNOR BARWIN It was amazing what he did. He was out of it, but he refused not to play in the second half. It's go...
CONNOR BARWIN I guess you could say that's where I got my toughness from.
CONNOR BARWIN Now, we do not believe that Sen. Lott is a racist, ... But such thoughtless remarks -- and the senat...
KEN CONNOR We always knew this happened, but the process was like a black box. Now, we know that the matrix pro...
JOHN CONNOR He's been pretty crazed about it. He's gotten us checked like three times. He's handed out cream lef...
CONNOR MCDONALD She started backing up and then she said, 'The heck with this. I think I'll just kill you,'
GEORGE CONNOR It’s okay. It may not seem like it right now, but you are going to be fine. I know it’s scary, b...
CONNOR FRANTA This is not an antagonistic move. We're more than happy to work in a collaborative manner with the a...
ANNE CONNOR We have more support than we had when we first got the cards signed. It really looks very good.
ANNE CONNOR We're very excited. This is actually beyond our wildest dreams.
ANNE CONNOR The board's concerns were with the frequency and quality of her consultation with the board that has...
CHUCK CONNOR This is huge. But we've got a lot left to go. We've got to get in there, dig deep and be ready to go...
MICHELLE CONNOR One of the emerging trends in Australia is house breaks where the keys are stolen, because nowadays ...
DENNIS CONNOR If it's a photo-centric project, you can do the layout in Photoshop, but if it's illustration-centri...
KEVIN CONNOR It's huge. I feel like we finally broke through. We held on and showed some guts at the end of the g...
CONNOR HUGHES When you're back there dropping in pass coverage looking every which way and you just see the quarte...
DAN CONNOR It's like a mini Iowa-Iowa State.
CONNOR JOSTES Now we do not believe that Sen. Lott is a racist, ... But such thoughtless remarks -- and the senato...
KEN CONNOR Bank of America is a recognized leader in the natural gas, power and oil markets. With the addition ...
TOM CONNOR This has been very gratifying. Customers like the open approach, and when they're happy, we're happy...
KEVIN CONNOR He's unbelievable -- he's got a cannon for an arm. He's almost impossible to intercept because he th...
DAN CONNOR When I went in, my guy was sitting in the paint. He wasn't even guarding me. That's the most disresp...
CONNOR BARWIN Forget about self-image and self-judgment. It's about self-love, and no one teaches you that at scho...
CONNOR FRANTA I had a good tournament. I had three falls: one tech fall and two pins. My final match, I was up 13-...
CONNOR MCDONALD The players look good and they are charismatic, which is partly why the game is spreading to new aud...
CLARE CONNOR I do well with peoples' parents, but I've certainly had friends who were not. One of my best...
CONNOR PAOLO A bad dream can ruin your night, but a dream not chased can ruin your life.
CONNOR CHALFANT Friends are not a number. You can't collect connections. You can't just go out one day and be like, ...
CONNOR FRANTA I think it's easier to identify with guys who are just trying to make a living and working day t...
CONNOR PAOLO I like the weather. In Holland, snowy, ice, cold rain.
DEBBY CONNOR This is the most home runs I've hit. The pitching here is so slow. I gotta be patient.
DEBBY CONNOR The virus doesn't respect any borders. Any uncontrolled movement or handling within countries or acr...
DIDA CONNOR The government has worked hard to strengthen preparedness and prevention efforts and good progress h...
DIDA CONNOR Certainly the measures that have been taken [in Vietnam] will have contributed to the [improved] sit...
DIDA CONNOR That's how the system has always been, they [sellers] have become accustomed to it and they can't co...
SID CONNOR I don't really believe in the paranormal; I'm a skeptic through and through.
CONNOR JESSUP If you ask him, he would have played the next day, or the next down for that matter.
DAN CONNOR There's a lot of good young players on this team, and most of you guys don't even know about them.
DAN CONNOR It gave us a chance to stand back and kind of be a team again.
DAN CONNOR Our coaches did a great job designing a defense that took away some of the things they like to do an...
DAN CONNOR Everyone feels that Penn State is back. We're back on the map.
DAN CONNOR Ultimately, that was what they were looking for. There was no point to go five years -- if you were ...
CONNOR TRINNEER Luis is always tough. He always comes out hard and really goes out for me and I always have a nice t...
CONNOR MCDONALD I'm sure he did that on purpose.
CONNOR JOSTES The protection was there and the receivers were just running routes. When those two things combine, ...
CONNOR JOSTES We have everybody back, so we don't have to teach the basic stuff. We're working on advanced stuff. ...
CONNOR JOSTES The defense is the heart of our team. The defense has carried us in practice. When things aren't goi...
CONNOR JOSTES Bring 'em on. No one expects us to go in there and win, except our team. We're competitors.
CONNOR JOSTES I think it worked out great for me. I couldn't ask for a better situation.
CONNOR HUGHES I just wanted to get out and have some fun, look like an athlete.
CONNOR HUGHES They were the better team (Sunday). If we played all game like we did in the third, I don't know if ...
CONNOR HUGHES It was just a great way to finish for me.
CONNOR HUGHES Every kick I've had this year, I've felt comfortable with. Coach Groh hasn't had to push me back too...
CONNOR HUGHES I didn't compensate at all ... if anything it might have been a little bit at my back.
CONNOR HUGHES Yeah, it's a place that I'm pretty confident from. But it feels a little more at home than the right...
CONNOR HUGHES It's probably up there. I can't remember which ones are up there with it, but there have been a few ...
CONNOR HUGHES I just wanted to keep my head down and let it ride. That's what I tried to do.
CONNOR HUGHES We'll start tryouts for that.
CONNOR DRUMM I wouldn't go in until I made it, shooting free throws until I made it.
CONNOR DRUMM I'd just count down from five, put on a move and pull up for the jump shot.
CONNOR DRUMM That was great support. That was awesome. It was a great environment, so thanks, everyone, for comin...
CONNOR DRUMM The first half was all scrappy, but we settled down in the second half and started running through o...
CONNOR DRUMM It only happens once, so I'll let him do it.
CONNOR DRUMM It's really tough. Yeah, we had a great year, but it shouldn't have ended. We're the first team to w...
CONNOR DRUMM It's a lot easier for me to get into the rhythm of the game playing on back-to-back days.
CONNOR BURNHAM Disregard nuisances and obstacles, for they are merely a brush-stroke on the bigger picture
CONNOR SKEY In the morning I woke like a sloth in the fog.
LESLIE CONNOR Passion fuels dreams. Commitment fuels action. Get clear about what you want to do and why you want ...
JULIE CONNOR We've been watching the guys and been inspired by their fight and the way they're playing. We've had...
CLARE CONNOR I never had one compliment. They were asking why we were giving that ice time away.
GLEN CONNOR All things being equal, I think it is going to be the issue that decides the race between them becau...
GEORGE CONNOR It's gentle cajoling rather than arm twisting.
GEORGE CONNOR It's a lot of money. ... I think it shows that the party is serious about keeping the seat.
GEORGE CONNOR I think the taxpayers of Missouri would feel better served if the governor spent more time in Jeffer...
GEORGE CONNOR [George Connor, associate professor of political science at Missouri State University, said the loss...
GEORGE CONNOR Historically, lobbyists have played an important role in drafting legislation, in twisting arms and ...
GEORGE CONNOR As Cassville goes, so goes the nation,
GEORGE CONNOR When you streamline your schedule by making deliberate decisions about tasks and activities that are...
JULIE CONNOR I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing
CONNOR FRANTA They shot the ball so well. I definitely don't have any regrets. We went down trying.
KATIE CONNOR I don't think anyone expected us here because we're so young. Caitlin is an amazing player, but we d...
KATIE CONNOR We have something really special this year and a great bond on this team, both on the court and off ...
KATIE CONNOR We didn't want the season to end and we're not the type of group that gives up.
KATIE CONNOR We had something special together. We just didn't want it to end.
KATIE CONNOR They had double the kids that we had out there, but we had seven kids that worked hard on the court ...
MATT CONNOR As you explore new opportunities and new directions, consider this:
• How do I want to make a...
JULIE CONNOR Our goal was to see Aubrey run faster than last year,
RALPH CONNOR My mom has since confirmed that my overeager go-to response - when I was going anywhere or had anyth...
CONNOR FRANTA Know this too: Some people won't like you, and you won't like everyone. That's okay. None of that ma...
CONNOR FRANTA I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, ...
CONNOR FRANTA Humans do a rough categorization of objects very quickly. For instance, in just a tenth of a second,...
CHARLES E. CONNOR Humans do a rough categorization of objects very quickly. For instance, in just a tenth of a second,...
CHARLES E. CONNOR Vision doesn't happen in the eye. It happens at multiple processing stages in the brain. We study ho...
CHARLES E. CONNOR Humans do a rough categorization of objects very quickly. For instance, in just a tenth of a second,...
CHARLES E. CONNOR Our ability to see is one of the great evolutionary accomplishments of the human brain. We still don...
CHARLES E. CONNOR I'm always playing extremes, either the vulnerable girl or the vixen.
KEEGAN CONNOR TRACY I am one and when I am one I am none, and when I am none I have won.
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR There is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive a...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR I suppose we all have our little hiding-hole if the truth was known, but as small as it is, the whol...
FRANK O'CONNOR In yourself right now is all the place you've got.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR If you live today, you breath in nihilism ... it's the gas you breathe. If I hadn't had the Church t...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR I think it is safe to say that while the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Chris...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't s...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Mrs. Hopewell had no bad qualities of her own but she was able to use other people's in such a const...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Marry for love. But also choose to marry a man or woman who you love that treats you with the ultima...
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR There will be a time when love is beautiful and passionate and nothing else will exist but you and t...
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to was never there, and where you are ...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR To love without ownership, to love with total trust and faith in that very love, to love with the sa...
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR My feeling on the subject of sex with a man is - don't give it up unless you're willing to give him ...
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Life is surreal. When you step back and really take a look at it, the irony is absolute.
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Ladies, you have a ton of power if you just understand the fundamental differences between men and w...
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless ...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR I write to discover what I know.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I s...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Then Dad started going on about the complex geological formations in this part of the coast until Mu...
KERRIE O'CONNOR Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay....
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Grace changes us and change is painful".
FLANNERY O'CONNOR The high-school English teacher will be fulfilling his responsibility if he furnishes the student a ...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR There's a certain grain of stupidity that the writer of fiction can hardly do without, and this is t...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Your criticism sounds to me as if you have read too many critical books and are too smart in an arti...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR She would've been a good woman," said The Misfit, "if it had been somebody there to shoot her every ...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those ...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers w...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR That's the trouble with you preachers," he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything," a...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR For me it is the virgin birth, the Incarnation, the resurrection which are the true laws of the fles...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR The truth is not distorted here, but rather a distortion is used to get at truth.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR There are some of us who have to pay for our faith every step of the way and who have to work out dr...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR We lost our innocence in the Fall, and our turn to it is through the Redemption which was brought ab...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Satisfy your demand for reason but always remember that charity is beyond reason, and God can be kno...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR They had far more in common than either realised. One was born Catholic, the other Protestant. One w...
JOSEPH O'CONNOR The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding a...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Marriage is a blast. Like a bomb.
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of compete...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR From 15 to 18 is an age at which one is very sensitive to the sins of others, as I know from recolle...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention.
FLANNERY O'CONNOR [W]hat one has as a born Catholic is something given and accepted before it is experienced. I am onl...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR It is beyond logic that we see the light.
JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Whatever it may bring, I will live by my own policies, I will sleep with a clear conscience, I will ...
SINEAD O'CONNOR I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It i...
FLANNERY O'CONNOR You'd think that a redheaded boy with glasses who was named Howard and had an up-down walk would hav...
BARBARA O'CONNOR