Good writing is the hardest form of thinking. It involves the agony of turning profoundly difficult thoughts into lucid form, then forcing them into the tight-fitting uniform of language, making them visible and clear.
PAT CONROY
One can learn anything, anything at all, I thought, if provided by a gifted and passionate teacher.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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Except for memory, time would have no meaning at all.
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A story is a living thing, it moves and shifts.
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William Ferris has long reigned as the unimpeachable source of the entire southern experience. His work on southern folklore and the composition of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture have made him both legendary and necessary. His book,
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There’s no word in the language I revere more than ‘teacher.’ My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has. I’ve honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming a teacher.
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My soul found ease and rest in the companionship of books.
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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 a belief in astonishment.
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One can learn anything, anything at all, I thought, if provided by a gifted and passionate teacher.
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We, men, die because our faces were not watered enough.
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A library could show you everything if you knew where to look.
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Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine.
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Once I had told her that I would rather see a museum bombed than a book underlined, but she dismissed my argument as mere sentimentality. She marked her books so that stunning images and ideas would not be lost to her.
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Losing prepares you for the heartbreak, setback, and the tragedy that you will encounter in the world more than winning ever can. By licking your wounds you learn how to avoid getting wounded the next time.
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