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Pat Conroy quotes

American Writer October 26, 1945

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Anyone who knows me well must understand and be sympathetic to my genuine need to be my own greatest hero. It is not a flaw of character; it is a catastrophe. Pat Conroy
She had so mastered the strategies of camouflage that her own history had seemed a series of well-placed mirrors that kept her hidden from herself. Pat Conroy
And I was glad she had the camera as a fence to protect herself, an excuse to be invisible. Cameras are a lifesaver for the very shy people who have nowhere else to hide. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "Her laughter was a shiny thing, like pewter flung high in the..."
Her laughter was a shiny thing, like pewter flung high in the air. Pat Conroy
Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges. Pat Conroy
I had come to a place where I was meant to be. I don't mean anything so prosaic as a sense of coming home. This was different, very different. It was like arriving at a place much safer than home. Pat Conroy
Voyagers can remove the masks and those sinuous, intricate disguises we wear at home in the dangerous equilibrium of our common lives. Pat Conroy
We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "Once he had drawn first blood, his war against the property of..."
Once he had drawn first blood, his war against the property of the state lost all its moral resonance. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "I realized early that unless you're willing to kill the..."
I realized early that unless you're willing to kill the innocent, you can't win. Pat Conroy
Cameras are a lifesaver for very shy people who have nowhere else to hide. Behind a lens they can disguise the fact that they have nothing to say to strangers. Pat Conroy
Again, I know that story is suspect in the high precincts of American fiction, but only because it brings entertainment and pleasure, the same responses that have always driven puritanical spirits at the dinner table wild when the talk turns to sexual intercourse and incontinence. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of..."
Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "Fantasy is one of the soul's brighter porcelains."
Fantasy is one of the soul's brighter porcelains. Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy quote: "A library could show you everything if you knew where to look."
A library could show you everything if you knew where to look. Pat Conroy

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