Pat Conroy Quotes

United States, Basketball Player
October 26, 1945 – March, 4, 2016.

Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs. Two of his novels, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, were made into Oscar-nominated films. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th century Southern literature.

Also known as Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer

I've met many, many writers who say they would never write about their family, never write about people they did not totally make up. But that is not the composition of my character.

Pat Conroy
- People
- Up
- Family
To Southerners like my mother, 'Gone With the Wind' was not just a book; it was an answer, a clenched fist raised to the North, an anthem of defiance.

Pat Conroy
- Book
- Mother
- Wind

My father's violence is the central fact of my art and my life.

Pat Conroy
- Life
- Art
- Father
'There was only one cadet I ever really hated. Just one name I can think of,' The Boo said. 'That'll make an interesting story for the book, Colonel. Who is the jerk?' I asked. 'It was you, Conroy. Just you. There was something about you that I hated when you first walked into fourth battalion, you worthless bum.'

Pat Conroy
- Book
- Interesting
General Clark walked the campus like a retired deity and ignored the general run of cadets.

Pat Conroy
I wear the ring.

Pat Conroy