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# Frank Conroy

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##  Quotes by Frank Conroy

> [“The author makes a tacit deal with the reader. You hand them a backpack. You ask them to place certain things in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-conroy/the-author-makes-a-tacit-deal-with-the-reader-you-hand-them-a/)

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> [“The real world dissolved and I was free to drift in fantasy, living a thousand lives, each one more powerful, more accessible,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-conroy/the-real-world-dissolved-and-i-was-free-to-drift-in-fantasy-living-a/)

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> [“I could not resist the clarity of the world in books, the incredibly satisfying way in which life became weighty and accessible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-conroy/i-could-not-resist-the-clarity-of-the-world-in-books-the-incredibly/)

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