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
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. Pat Conroy applaudaudiencebarbra share on social
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
Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges. Pat Conroy affectagingchallenge Change image and share on social
I think that my mother, Frances Dorothy Peck, modeled her whole life on that of Scarlett O'Hara. Pat Conroy dorothyfrancehara Change image and share on social
I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown. Pat Conroy bookjourneylove 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
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
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'm not the lovable, wonderful, tenderhearted grandfather that you read about in books. I'm grouchy and curmudgeonly, and I have a lot of rules. Pat Conroy bookcurmudgeonlygrandfather Change image and share on social
