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title: "2 Astonishment Quotes By Pat Conroy"
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> [I wanted to become the seeker, the aroused and passionate explorer, and it was better to go at it knowing nothing at all, always choosing the unmarked bottle, always choosing your own unproven method, armed with nothing but faith and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-wanted-to-become-the-seeker-the-aroused-and-passionate-explorer-and/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

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> [I prayed hard and only gradually became aware that this fierce praying was a way of finding prologue and entrance into my own writing. This came as both astonishment and relief. When I thought God had abandoned me, I discovered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-prayed-hard-and-only-gradually-became-aware-that-this-fierce/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

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## Other authors on Astonishment

- [Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astonishment/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

## More by Pat Conroy

> [A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/a-recipe-is-a-story-that-ends-with-a-good-meal/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [Except for memory, time would have no meaning at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/except-for-memory-time-would-have-no-meaning-at-all/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [It's an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/it-s-an-article-of-faith-that-the-novels-i-ve-loved-will-live-inside/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“my folks wouldn't read a book if you put a gun to their dicks. but they read people all day long and always get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/my-folks-wouldn-t-read-a-book-if-you-put-a-gun-to-their-dicks-but/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [Cameras are a lifesaver for very shy people who have nowhere else to hide. Behind a lens they can disguise the fact that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/cameras-are-a-lifesaver-for-very-shy-people-who-have-nowhere-else-to/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [Carolina beach music," Dupree said, coming up on the porch. "The holiest sound on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/carolina-beach-music-dupree-said-coming-up-on-the-porch-the-holiest/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“My memory often seems like a city of exiled poets afire with the astonishment of language, each believing in the integrity of his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/my-memory-often-seems-like-a-city-of-exiled-poets-afire-with-the/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“We began our life together at a moment of natural self-pity and defeat that left an inimitable impression on both of us. The rejection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/we-began-our-life-together-at-a-moment-of-natural-self-pity-and/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“I always liked your piety, Jack.” “I’m a lot cuter than the women of your generation,” Betsy said, playing up to Capers and Mike.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-always-liked-your-piety-jack-i-m-a-lot-cuter-than-the-women-of-your/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“From the beginning I've searched out those writers unafraid to stir up the emotions, who entrust me with their darkest passions, their most indestructible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/from-the-beginning-i-ve-searched-out-those-writers-unafraid-to-stir/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“My mother's voice and my father's fists are two bookends of my childhood, and they form the basis of my art.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/my-mother-s-voice-and-my-father-s-fists-are-two-bookends-of-my/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“Over the years, my church gave me passage into a menagerie of exotic words unknown in the South: "introit," "offertory," "liturgy," "movable feast," "the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/over-the-years-my-church-gave-me-passage-into-a-menagerie-of-exotic/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“I have built a city from the books I've read. A good book sings a a timeless music that is heard in the choir…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-have-built-a-city-from-the-books-i-ve-read-a-good-book-sings-a-a/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“Time moves funny and it's hard to pin down. Occasionally, time offers you a hundred opportunities to do the right thing. Sometimes, it gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/time-moves-funny-and-it-s-hard-to-pin-down-occasionally-time-offers/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

> [“I take it as an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-take-it-as-an-article-of-faith-that-the-novels-i-ve-loved-will-live/)

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