The grandmother decided that she would not mention that the house was in Tennessee. Author: Flannery O'Connor Copy Quote More from Flannery O'Connor “When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few s…” “Art requires a delicate adjustment of the outer and inner worlds in such a way …” “I write to discover what I know.” “I was born in a wreck and my mothers a whore.”