478 Quotes by Pat Conroy

Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration, like an albino. LIke the albino it has no protective coloration. White. That is the color. Those placid, untroubled winter months are different shades of white in my memory, unsullied, and pure. But nature in the temperate zones is bitter towards all things white.

No city could be more beautiful than Charleston during the brief reign of azaleas, no city on earth.

Beautiful cities have a treacherous nature.

A psychiatrist oblivious to money is like a sumo wrestler oblivious to body fat.

South Carolina is not a state; it is a cult.

I envy the tireless intimacy of women’s friendship, its lastingness, and its unbendable strength.

Perfect doesn't just mean happy. Perfect can have lots of different parts. - Niles.

I have always been attracted to male writers who can demonstrate their love and affection for women with ease, yet not draw attention to themselves.

Parisians and polar icecaps have a lot in common except that polar icecaps are warmer to strangers.