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Pat Conroy Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

College was to teach me that I was one of life’s journeymen, eager to excel but lacking the requisite gifts Picture Quote #1

I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist Picture Quote #1

A family is too frail a vessel to contain the risks of all the warring impulses expressed when such a group meets on common ground Picture Quote #1

Violence send deep roots into the heart, it has no seasons, it is always ripe, evergreen Picture Quote #1

It’s an article of faith that the novels I’ve loved will live inside me forever Picture Quote #1

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In family matters you can get over anything. That’s one thing you’ll learn as an adult. There’s a lot you have to learn which is a lot worse than that. You’d never think of forgiving a friend for some of the things your parents did to you. But with friends it’s different. Friends aren’t the roll of the dice Picture Quote #1

I bet they love those games on Friday night more than they do segregation Picture Quote #1

I wrote a piece for the school literary magazine that now makes me think: ‘My God in Heaven, this is just the worst drivel.’ Picture Quote #1

I became a novelist because of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ or more precisely, my mother raised me up to be a ‘Southern’ novelist, with a strong emphasis on the word ‘Southern’ because ‘Gone With the Wind’ set my mother’s imagination ablaze when she was a young girl growing up in Atlanta Picture Quote #1

Let me now praise the American writer James Dickey. In 1970, his novel ‘Deliverance’ was published. I found it to be 278 pages that approached perfection. Its tightness of construction and assuredness of style reminded me of ‘The Great Gatsby.’ Picture Quote #1

It ratified a theory of mine that great writing could sneak up on you, master of a thousand disguises: prodigal kinsman, messenger boy, class clown, commander of artillery, altar boy, lace maker, exiled king, peacemaker, or moon goddess Picture Quote #1

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Though Nathalie Dupree did not remember much about my presence in her class, it marked me forever. I remain her enthusiast, her evangelist, her acolyte, and her grateful student. She taught me that cooking and storytelling make the most delightful coconspirators Picture Quote #1

Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine Picture Quote #1

There are no verdicts to childhood, only consequences, and the bright freight of memory Picture Quote #1

Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration Picture Quote #1

The fruit tasted foreign but indigenous, like sunlight a tree had changed through patience Picture Quote #1

When mom and dad went to war the only prisoners they took were the children Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always believed that dreams were both the love letters and the hate mail of the subconscious Picture Quote #1

I learned that if I could read, I could cook. I surprised myself I like it Picture Quote #1

College was to teach me that I was one of life’s journeymen, eager to excel but lacking the requisite gifts Picture Quote #1

The children of warriors in our country learn the grace and caution that come from a permanent sense of estrangement Picture Quote #1

Those wishing to be successful in the market can’t ignore the boomer numbers, the wealth and spending power they have Picture Quote #1

I was born into the century in which novels lost their stories, poems their rhymes, paintings their form, and music its beauty, but that does not mean I have to like that trend or go along with it Picture Quote #1

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From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited any readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire Picture Quote #1

If not for sports, I do not think my father would have ever talked to me Picture Quote #1

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey Picture Quote #1

Basketball allowed me to revere my father without him knowing what I was up to. I took up basketball as a form of homage and mimicry Picture Quote #1

We set down feasts for each other and treated our love with tongues of fire. Our bodies were fields of wonder to us Picture Quote #1

I could bear the memory, but I could not bear the music that made the memory such a killing thing Picture Quote #1

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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. (Pat Conroy Quotes) College was to teach me that I was one of life’s journeymen, eager to excel but lacking the requisite gifts. (Pat Conroy Quotes) I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist. (Pat Conroy Quotes) A family is too frail a vessel to contain the risks of all the warring impulses expressed when such a group meets on common ground. (Pat Conroy Quotes) Violence send deep roots into the heart, it has no seasons, it is always ripe, evergreen (Pat Conroy Quotes) It’s an article of faith that the novels I’ve loved will live inside me forever (Pat Conroy Quotes) In family matters you can get over anything. That’s one thing you’ll learn as an adult. There’s a lot you have to learn which is a lot worse than that. You’d never think of forgiving a friend for some of the things your parents did to you. But with friends it’s different. Friends aren’t the roll of the dice. (Pat Conroy Quotes) I bet they love those games on Friday night more than they do segregation (Pat Conroy Quotes) I wrote a piece for the school literary magazine that now makes me think: ‘My God in Heaven, this is just the worst drivel.’ (Pat Conroy Quotes) I became a novelist because of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ or more precisely, my mother raised me up to be a ‘Southern’ novelist, with a strong emphasis on the word ‘Southern’ because ‘Gone With the Wind’ set my mother’s imagination ablaze when she was a young girl growing up in Atlanta. (Pat Conroy Quotes) Let me now praise the American writer James Dickey. In 1970, his novel ‘Deliverance’ was published. I found it to be 278 pages that approached perfection. Its tightness of construction and assuredness of style reminded me of ‘The Great Gatsby.’ (Pat Conroy Quotes) It ratified a theory of mine that great writing could sneak up on you, master of a thousand disguises: prodigal kinsman, messenger boy, class clown, commander of artillery, altar boy, lace maker, exiled king, peacemaker, or moon goddess. (Pat Conroy Quotes) Though Nathalie Dupree did not remember much about my presence in her class, it marked me forever. I remain her enthusiast, her evangelist, her acolyte, and her grateful student. She taught me that cooking and storytelling make the most delightful coconspirators. (Pat Conroy Quotes) Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine (Pat Conroy Quotes) There are no verdicts to childhood, only consequences, and the bright freight of memory (Pat Conroy Quotes) Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration (Pat Conroy Quotes) The fruit tasted foreign but indigenous, like sunlight a tree had changed through patience (Pat Conroy Quotes) When mom and dad went to war the only prisoners they took were the children (Pat Conroy Quotes) I’ve always believed that dreams were both the love letters and the hate mail of the subconscious (Pat Conroy Quotes) I learned that if I could read, I could cook. I surprised myself I like it (Pat Conroy Quotes) College was to teach me that I was one of life’s journeymen, eager to excel but lacking the requisite gifts (Pat Conroy Quotes) The children of warriors in our country learn the grace and caution that come from a permanent sense of estrangement (Pat Conroy Quotes) Those wishing to be successful in the market can’t ignore the boomer numbers, the wealth and spending power they have (Pat Conroy Quotes) I was born into the century in which novels lost their stories, poems their rhymes, paintings their form, and music its beauty, but that does not mean I have to like that trend or go along with it (Pat Conroy Quotes) From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited any readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire (Pat Conroy Quotes) If not for sports, I do not think my father would have ever talked to me (Pat Conroy Quotes) Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey (Pat Conroy Quotes) Basketball allowed me to revere my father without him knowing what I was up to. I took up basketball as a form of homage and mimicry (Pat Conroy Quotes) We set down feasts for each other and treated our love with tongues of fire. Our bodies were fields of wonder to us (Pat Conroy Quotes) I could bear the memory, but I could not bear the music that made the memory such a killing thing (Pat Conroy Quotes)

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