My father's violence is the central fact of my art and my life. Pat Conroy artcentralfact Change image and 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
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'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
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
There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe. Pat Conroy effectminimalistsubtle Change image and share on social
I have found human nature a bit contradictory in my living of it. Human life is incredibly strange. Pat Conroy bitecontradictoryfind Change image and share on social
I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist. Pat Conroy collegelovenovelist Change image and share on social
