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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Quote of the Week - The Cost

"Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you. What people don't realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross"

       -from The Habit of Being: The Letters of Flannery O'Connor

9 comments:

  1. Left-Handed HousewifeJune 30, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    I love The Habit of Being. It's a fascinating look into one writer's life and thinking--and you realize that for all her humor and absurdities, Flannery O. was a very serious person indeed.

    xofrances

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  2. Pom PomJune 30, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Fantastic! Must find FC's The Habit of Being.

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  3. JeannetteJune 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    ah.....thank you....stand , walk, push...
    do it again.

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  4. magsmccJune 30, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    I love this- it's got to be the biggest issue outside of the classroom with kids at school. Will look out for the book.

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  5. AnitaJune 30, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Love this quote. Now I want to read the book. Thank you, Gretchen Joanna.

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  6. Leslie July 1, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    The cross. That says it all. I need to get this book. I recently reread a couple of stories from A Good Man is Hard to Find. I don't always get her stories but I really want to.

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  7. JanetJuly 1, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    What tangy food for thought. What will it mean to "push back" today, I wonder...

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  8. Gumbo LilyJuly 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    I do not know Flannery O' but I'm interested now. Great quote.

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  9. heather westJuly 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    I totally dig Flannery O'Connor and I have not read this. It's going on the list! Great quote!

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