Famous quote by Flannery O'Connor

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"Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher"

- Flannery O'Connor

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This quote is written / told by Flannery O'Connor between March 25, 1925 and August 3, 1964. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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