She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick. Auteur: Flannery O'Connor Copy Quote More from Flannery O'Connor “I don't have to run from anything because I don't believe in anything.” “A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it take…” “Conviction without experience makes for harshness. ” “He knew that he was the stuff of which fanatics and madmen are made and that he…”