2 quotes by J. F. Powers (1917-1999), American (Novelist)

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J. F. Powers

I have the ability to create and be in touch with God. I can't change bread and wine into body and blood, but I can take the scum or the slime of the earth and make it into a man or woman.

J. F. Powers

He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility.

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J. F. Powers

Born: July 8, 1917
Died: June 12, 1999
Nationality: American
Profession: Novelist, Short Story Writer

Biography

James Farl Powers was an American novelist and short story writer who often drew his inspiration from developments in the Catholic Church, and was known for his studies of Catholic priests in the Midwest. Although not a priest himself, he is known for having captured a "clerical idiom" in postwar North America. His first novel, Morte d'Urban, won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction.

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J. F. POWERS

(James Farl Powers)