"What for?" I said. "What for, Tante Lou? He treated me the same way he treated her. He wants me to feel… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
Now, about that mulatto teacher and me. There was no love there for each other. There was not even respect. We were… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
Don't tell me to believe. Don't tell me to believe in the same God or laws that men believe in who commit… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
We looked at each other, and I could see in those big reddened eyes that he was not going to scream. He… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
But let us say he was (guilty). Let us for a moment say he was (guilty). What justice would there be to… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I still don't even know if the sheriff will let me see him. And suppose he did; what then? What do I… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
"You going back," she said. "You ain't going to run away from this, Grant." — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
In all my stories and novels, no one ever escapes Louisiana. Maybe that is because my soul never left Louisiana, although my body did… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I think I'm a very religious person. I think I believe in God as much as any man does. I don't only believe in… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
"What for?" I said. "What for, Tante Lou? He treated me the same way he treated her. He wants me to feel guilty, just… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
We all have much more in common than we have difference. I would say that about people all over the world. They don't know… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
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… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
When I'm sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
