Writing Quotes: Pat Conroy on All English Words

My well-used dictionaries and thesauri sing out to me when I write, and all English words are the plainsong of my many-tongued, long-winded ancestors who spoke before me. -- Pat Conroy, from Why I Write (via Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

 

“My well-used dictionaries and thesauri sing out to me when I write, and all English words are the plainsong of my many-tongued, long-winded ancestors who spoke before me.”

— Pat Conroy, Why I Write

Source: Thompson, Mary Ellen. “A Conversation with Pat Conroy.” Beaufort Lifestyle Magazine. Independence Day Publishing, 6 Oct. 2015. Web. 16 Oct. 2015.

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