Love came in wounded and frantic ways to my dismaying family. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dismay family frantic
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 ablazeatlantaemphasis share on social
The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself. Pat Conroy artcomplexitycontinuity share on social
Without music, life is a journey through a desert. Pat Conroy desertjourneylife Change image and share on social
The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease. Monica Potter agobreakcycle share on social
Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me. Rick Bass ambitionbuildcompare share on social
Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music. Compay Segundo appreciatecubanfrantic Change image and share on social