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Quotes from The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son — Pat Conroy

1945–2016 United States

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Among the worst things about growing old is the loss of those irreplaceable friends who added richness and depth to your life.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

I turned sixty-five this year and I take old age seriously. There's work to be done.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

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

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

I have yet to meet an English teacher who assigned a book to damage a kid.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

I have read like a man on fire my whole life because the genius of English teachers touched me with the dazzling beauty of language.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

Not a single family finds itself exempt from that one haunted casualty who suffered irreparable damage in the crucible they entered at birth.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

I often tell people The Boo is "the worst book ever written by an American," and I wish I'd written it better.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

Ireland lived deeply inside of me, a fierce and intransigent resident in my bloodstream.

The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son (2013)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pat Conroy (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.