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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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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Sometimes I know a joke I'm going to yell out ahead of time, but most of the time it's stream of conscious. You never really know it until you've got everyone dressed up, the set is built, all the extras are here.
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Having spent two years at AOL, I would love to be able to go back to that industry knowing what I know, and I think I would be able to help the traditional media side to better understand what is coming at them, how to deal with it.
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Everything I make starts very personally.
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There are two different forms of storytelling: Novels tend to come from the inside of a character, and movies tend to look at them from the outside in relation to others in their world.
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I don't think that somebody who is observing or predicting behavior should also be participating in the 'experiment.'
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You cannot slay yourself in me, Nor I to all eternity Destroy my truest self in you.
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Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.
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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.
