I have never been anywhere that I came away from without som... - Flannery O'Connor

This quote is attributed to Flannery O'Connor.

"I have never been anywhere that I came away from without some impression that was going to be useful to me in my work."

Flannery O'Connor Inspiration

Novelist American 1925–1964

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