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
Love came in wounded and frantic ways to my dismaying family. Pat Conroy dismayfamilyfrantic Change image and share on social
Fear is the major cargo that American writers must stow away when the writing life calls them into carefully chosen ranks. Pat Conroy americancallcarefully 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
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire. Pat Conroy actbegincarpentry 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
My father wouldn't let me take typing in childhood. Pat Conroy childhoodfathertype Change image and share on social
Without music, life is a journey through a desert. Pat Conroy desertjourneylife Change image and share on social
