Quotes From "South Of Broad" By Pat Conroy

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It did not look like the work of God, but it might have represented the handicraft of a God with a joyous sense of humor, a dancing God who loved mischief as much as prayer, and playfulness as much as mischief. Pat Conroy
The tide was a poem that only time could create,...
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The tide was a poem that only time could create, and I watched it stream and brim and makes its steady dash homeward, to the ocean. Pat Conroy
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Great romantics are granted lots of slack. Pat Conroy
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Help them, but don't make friends with them. Pat Conroy
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I take account of my life and find that I have lived a lot and learned very little. Pat Conroy
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I was trying to unravel the complicated trigonometry of the radical thought that silence could make up the greatest lie ever told. Pat Conroy
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You must appreciate beauty for it to endure. Pat Conroy
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One must always forgive another's passion. Pat Conroy
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I've always admired people who give accurate directions, and the tribe is small. Pat Conroy
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You're going to act like a happy man. I know, I know. It's the hardest role in the world. Pat Conroy
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What's important is that a story changes every time you say it out loud. When you put it on paper, it can never change. But the more times you tell it, the more changes will occur. A story is a living thing; it moves and shifts Pat Conroy
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The narrator welcomes new students to his school by offering to tell them who the easy teachers are, or who the good ones are. Pat Conroy
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I was born in the age of "alas". Pat Conroy
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I bet they love those games on Friday night more than they do segregation. Pat Conroy