I think I learned about the relationship between books and life from Margaret Mitchell. Pat Conroy booklearnlife Change image and share on social
The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself. Pat Conroy artcomplexitycontinuity share on social
I could not bear to think that I wrote a five-hundred page novel just because I needed to love my father. Pat Conroy bearfatherhundred Change image and share on social
When I was 5 years old, my mother read me 'Gone With The Wind' at night, before I went to bed. I remember her reading almost all year. Pat Conroy bedmothernight 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 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
My father's violence is the central fact of my art and my life. Pat Conroy artcentralfact Change image and 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
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
