No story is a straight line. The geometry of a human life is too imperfect and complex, too distorted by the laughter of time and the bewildering intricacies of fate to admit the straight line into its system of laws.
Pat ConroyHere is all I ask of a book- give me everything. Everything, and don't leave out a single word.
Pat ConroyI've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.
Pat Conroy