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Pat Conroy Quotes

Writing is more about imagination than anything else. I fell in love with words. I fell in love with storytelling.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: October 26, 1945 - March 4, 2016

Topics

Love Imagination Words Writing More

I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.

Life People Think Some People Lead

If you stay by the book, it's not always going to work. You've got to venture off a little bit. But you can't get too reckless, either.

Work Book You Always Little Going

We have to take the biblical truth and start applying it in the statehouse, the schoolhouse, and the marketplace.

Truth Start Take Marketplace

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he was just this Irish kid who had read the script and wanted to do it.

Irish Kid Up Only Just Who

I talk to myself. It's my worst habit. I often muse aloud, or, when people drive me crazy, I curse them aloud. I might do a ranting monologue about how pissed off I am about them, occasionally forgetting that they might still be in the room; now, that's weird!

Myself Habit I Am People Me Crazy

I've always been covered by a press that's mostly financial press.

Financial Always Been Press Covered

When I started writing, I just hoped for a nice little paperback series.

Writing Nice Little Started Just

We added Medicare Part D to a system facing bankruptcy and gave no thought to means testing it.

Thought Testing System Facing Means

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

Anniversary Right Person Think You

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

Action Duty Will Us Word Either

I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.

Pierre Salinger

Happiness Tragedy More Share Far

It's nearly impossible to overstate how fully my father has devoted himself to Apollo Group and its mission since he created Apollo Group four decades ago.

Father Impossible Mission Group Four

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