I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial. Author: Flannery O'Connor Copy Quote More from Flannery O'Connor “To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness…” “Conviction without experience makes for harshness. ” “For the fiction writer himself the whole story is the meaning, because it is an…” “There was already a deep black wordless conviction in him that the way to avoid…”