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
action
Like everything else, love's not worth much without some action to back it up.
country dark sunshine
I was born and raised on a Carolina sea island and I carried the sunshine of the low-country, inked in dark gold, on my back and shoulders.
selfish mean conservative
I'd be a conservative if I'd never met any. They're selfish, mean-spirited, egocentric, reactionary, and boring.
dream lying grief
Books are living things and their task lies in their vows of silence. You touch them as they quiver with a divine pleasure. You read them and they fall asleep to happy dreams for the next 10 years. If you do them the favor of understanding them, of taking in their portions of grief and wisdom, then they settle down in contented residence in your heart.
music journey desert
Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
writing agony uniforms
Good writing ... involves the agony of turning profoundly difficult thoughts into lucid form, then forcing them into the tight-fitting uniform of language, making them visible and clear.
teacher reason embrace
The great teachers fill you up with hope and shower you with a thousand reasons to embrace all aspects of life.
powerful stories singularity
The most powerful words in English are, 'Tell me a story.'
approval ive-learned
I’ve never had anyone’s approval, so I’ve learned to live without it.
marriage divorce civilization
Each divorce is the death of a small civilization.
teacher passionate gifted
One can learn anything, anything at all, I thought, if provided by a gifted and passionate teacher.
memories bears killing
I could bear the memory, but I could not bear the music that made the memory such a killing thing.
intellectual south-carolina roles
The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
baseball wine numbers
Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine.