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Pat Conroy quotes about good

American Writer October 26, 1945

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. . I have come to revere words like "democracy" and "freedom," the right to vote, the incomprehensibly beautiful origins of my country, and the grandeur of the extraordinary vision of the founding fathers. Do I not see America's flaws? Of course I do. But I now can honor her basic, incorruptible virtues, the ones that let me walk the streets screaming my ass off that my country had no idea what it was doing in South Vietnam. . . . I have come to a conclusion about my country that I knew... Pat Conroy
Good writing is the hardest form of thinking. It involves the agony of turning profoundly difficult thoughts into lucid form, then forcing them into the tight-fitting uniform of language, making them visible and clear. If the writing is good, then the result seems effortless and inevitable. But when you want to say something life-changing or ineffable in a single sentence, you face both the limitations of the sentence itself and the extent of your own talent. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "I was the only person in the world who thought it was a..."
I was the only person in the world who thought it was a military duty to appear to be in a good mood. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "The only word for goodness is goodness, and it is not enough."
The only word for goodness is goodness, and it is not enough. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "I had the need to be the good master, but definitely the..."
I had the need to be the good master, but definitely the master, no matter what the cost. Pat Conroy

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