To Southerners like my mother, 'Gone With the Wind' was not just a book; it was an answer, a clenched fist raised to the North, an anthem of defiance. Pat Conroy answeranthembook Change image and share on social
I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee. Pat Conroy chimpanzeehandlong Change image and share on social
My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It forced me to draw some conclusions that were my own. Pat Conroy attackconcentrateconclusion Change image and share on social
The great thing about all my siblings is we all agree we had a horrendous childhood. It's not like it doesn't affect us now; it affects us every day, in everything we do. Pat Conroy affectagreechildhood Change image and share on social
Writing is more about imagination than anything else. I fell in love with words. I fell in love with storytelling. Pat Conroy fallimaginationlove Change image and share on social
I only hope to do well enough before I die to have a house as big as my rich Uncle Ed and Aunt Carole. Pat Conroy auntbigcarole Change image and share on social
The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina. Pat Conroy carolinaintellectuallife Change image and share on social
I meet kids now who become novelists, poets, write for the theater and movies, who were simply inspired by what they saw during the Spoleto Festival. Pat Conroy festivalinspirekid Change image and share on social
I've met many, many writers who say they would never write about their family, never write about people they did not totally make up. But that is not the composition of my character. Pat Conroy charactercompositionfamily Change image and share on social
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 americanapproachassuredness share on social