I wrote a piece for the school literary magazine that now makes me think: 'My God in Heaven, this is just the worst drivel.' Pat Conroy baddrivelgod 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 told my kids when they were little, 'Look, kids, your mother and I are screwing you up somehow. We don't understand how, or we wouldn't do it. But we're parents. So somehow we're damaging you, and I want you to know that early. So just ignore me when I go to that part of my parenting.' Pat Conroy damageearlyignore 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
I mark the reading of 'Look Homeward, Angel' as one of the pivotal events of my life. It starts off with the single greatest, knock-your-socks-off first page I have ever come across in my careful reading of world literature. Pat Conroy angelcarefulevent share on social
I'm fascinated by the people I grew up with and the mistakes I made - and God, I have screwed up. I like writing about where it all went off course. Pat Conroy fascinategodgrow Change image and share on social
