Pat Conroy Quotes

My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It forced me to draw some conclusions that were my own.

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• In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.

  

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• Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

  

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• Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror.

  

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• My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It forced me to draw some conclusions that were my own.

  

  Pat Conroy
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  • Fear