Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
Grace under pressure isn’t just about bullfighters and men at war. It’s about getting up every day to face a job or a white boss you don’t like but have to face to feed your children so they’ll grow up to be a better generation. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I’m trying to figure out what manliness really is. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they’re better than anyone else on earth – and that’s a myth. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense. Ernest Gaines Read Quote
