Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy
Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroywas a New York Times bestselling American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs. Two of his novels, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, were made into Oscar-nominated films. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th century Southern literature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth26 October 1945
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
writing simple
Writing has never been that simple for me.
laughter lines pleasure
I've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.
book thinking
I think I learned about the relationship between books and life from Margaret Mitchell.
writing hands long
I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
way reviews bother
I never read my reviews... not even the good ones. Barbra Streisand once told me, if just one person in the audience doesn't applaud, it bothers her. I'm the same way. I'd be devastated to read that someone didn't like my work.
temptation watches chickens
(You) don't leave the chicken to watch the feed.
song singing unhappy
Families without songs are unhappy families.
military doctors sunglasses
Isn't it a shame military doctors couldn't be as good as military sunglasses?
eye mental-illness craziness
Craziness attacks the softest eyes and hamstrings the gentlest flanks.
love doe knows
One does not know where love will take you.
successful numbers wish
Those wishing to be successful in the market can't ignore the boomer numbers, the wealth and spending power they have.
sports father thinking
If not for sports, I do not think my father would have ever talked to me.
mother children father
My mother thought of my father as half barbarian and half blunt instrument, and she isolated him from his children.
god wings enough
... the wing of a fly is proof enough of the existence of God for me.