Who said "Writing is not a gift but a skill that must be worked at."?

This quote is attributed to Flannery O'Connor.

Writing is not a gift but a skill that must be worked at. - Flannery O'Connor

"Writing is not a gift but a skill that must be worked at."

Flannery O'Connor Work

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."

"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."