Who said "The writer's task is to deepen the reader's moral sense."?

This quote is attributed to Flannery O'Connor.

The writer's task is to deepen the reader's moral sense. - Flannery O'Connor

"The writer's task is to deepen the reader's moral sense."

Flannery O'Connor Literature

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."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."