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
Pat Conroy quotes about
betrayal integrity perfect
There is such a thing as too much beauty in a woman and it is often a burden as crippling as homeliness and far more dangerous. It takes much luck and integrity to survive the gift of perfect beauty, and its impermanence is its most cunning betrayal.
college teach lacking
College was to teach me that I was one of life's journeymen, eager to excel but lacking the requisite gifts.
risk sometimes sometimes-in-life
Some things don’t mix. Some things don’t mix at all, but sometimes in life you have to take the risk.
soul tides lambs
My soul grazes like a lamb on the beauty of an indrawn tide.
god wings enough
... the wing of a fly is proof enough of the existence of God for me.
travel adventure vacation
Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends.
compassion people soul
She thought she brought a gift of compassion for those exhausted souls who had not received a chest portion from the people who raised them. If compassion and therapy did not work, she could always send her patients to the local pharmacy for drugs.
sports boys secret
Through sports a coach can offer a boy a secret way to sneak up on the mystery that is manhood.
war blood firsts
Once he had drawn first blood, his war against the property of the state lost all its moral resonance.
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.
uncles aunt house
I only hope to do well enough before I die to have a house as big as my rich Uncle Ed and Aunt Carole.
writing simple
Writing has never been that simple for me.
writing hands long
I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
laughter lines pleasure
I've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.