Pat Conroy Quotes
I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist.
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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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This is part of what's driving me, is this feeling like there's so much yet to be discovered in the oceans, and we're destroying it before we even know what's in it.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.
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People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart.
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I'm not a girly girl. I go to the bar. I like to get dirty. I love sports. I'm like the son my dad never had.
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You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.
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Life histories tell you just about everything you need to know about an animal.
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.
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If you don't love something, it's not functional, in my opinion.
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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You see bands putting ads in the paper: 'drummer wanted'. I could never be in a set-up like that.
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I love doing kids' films.
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Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.
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I love to go shopping and see what catches my eye.
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Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
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I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.
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You know in my own area of Waltham Forest, we've had many murders as a result of the gang violence and often innocent bystanders get caught up in it.
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I don't sleep much. Five to six, I'd say. You could argue that people, as they get older, sleep less - probably because they're afraid of dying at some point. I know my parents don't sleep much. I know that I used to be able to sleep until noon when I was younger. I couldn't fathom staying in bed until ten now. I wouldn't know what to do unless there's a football game on.
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"Because even though you’ve been invisible to the entire world,” he said, “I have always seen you.
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For me, sex is a refraction of the thing about identity. In the sexual contact, which is usually - but not exclusively - between two people, you do retain separate people.
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I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist.
