“I became a novelist because of 'Gone With the Wind,' or more precisely...” — Pat Conroy Quote

“I became a novelist because of 'Gone With the Wind,' or more precisely, my mother raised me up to be a 'Southern' novelist, with a strong emphasis on the word 'Southern' because 'Gone With the Wind' set my mother's imagination ablaze when she was a young girl growing up in Atlanta.”

“It's an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.”

“The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.”

“Atlanta has always been one of my favorite places to come and get down. I don't come through a lot because I'm always filming and doing stuff, so when I come through, I come through.”

“Yeah, I loved playing in Atlanta, I enjoyed it.”

“I was fortunate to work on a few episodes of 'Barry' right before we shot 'Atlanta.' That was where I got my training wheels for action coverage.”