The tide was a poem that only time could create, and I watc… - Pat Conroy

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The tide was a poem that only time could create, and I watched it stream and brim and makes its steady dash homeward, to the ocean.

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Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs. Two of his novels, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, were made into Oscar-nominated films. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th century Southern literature. One of his best-known novels, The Lords of Discipline, depicts a fictionalized portrayal of Conroy's first-classman (senior) year at The Citadel in 1966-1967.

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The tide was a poem that only time could create, and I watched it stream and brim and makes its steady dash homeward, to the ocean. - Pat Conroy

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