Who said "To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life."?

This quote is attributed to Flannery O'Connor.

To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life. - Flannery O'Connor

"To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life."

Flannery O'Connor Wisdom

Novelist American 1925–1964

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally."

"I write to discover what I know."

"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them."

"The grotesque can serve all our purposes."

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."