--- title: "1 Needs God Quotes By Ernest J. Gaines" description: "1 Needs God quotes by Ernest J. Gaines. Plus more from Ernest J. Gaines and more Needs God sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/ernest-j-gaines-32014_quote_jefferson-needs-something-in-that-cell-i_1778867.jpg" --- > [“Jefferson needs something in that cell,” I said. “Yes, he do,” the minister said. “You hit the nail on the head, mister. Yes, he do. But not that box.” “And what do you suggest, Reverend Ambrose?” I asked. “God,” the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/jefferson-needs-something-in-that-cell-i-said-yes-he-do-the-minister/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/ernest-j-gaines-32014_quote_jefferson-needs-something-in-that-cell-i_1778867.jpg) ## More by Ernest J. Gaines > [“Well, in San Francisco if someone's against you, they know how to vote you out of an area. If someone's against you in Louisiana,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/well-in-san-francisco-if-someone-s-against-you-they-know-how-to-vote/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“That's man's way. To prove something. Day in, day out he must prove he is a man. Poor Fool.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/that-s-man-s-way-to-prove-something-day-in-day-out-he-must-prove-he/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“Do I know what a man is ? Do I know how a man is supposed to die ? I’m still trying to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/do-i-know-what-a-man-is-do-i-know-how-a-man-is-supposed-to-die-i-m/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“I had heard the same carols all my life, seen the same little play, with the same mistakes in grammar. The minister had offered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/i-had-heard-the-same-carols-all-my-life-seen-the-same-little-play/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“Writing is too goddamned hard for me to think about a soul in teh world ... I don't think about a soul, but just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/writing-is-too-goddamned-hard-for-me-to-think-about-a-soul-in-teh/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“The sky blue blue, Mr. Wiggins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/the-sky-blue-blue-mr-wiggins/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“Irene and my aunt want from me what Miss Emma wants from Jefferson,' I said. 'I don't know if Miss Emma ever had anybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/irene-and-my-aunt-want-from-me-what-miss-emma-wants-from-jefferson-i/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“For the next half hour it continued. Dr. Joseph would call on someone who looked half bright, then he would call on someone whom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/for-the-next-half-hour-it-continued-dr-joseph-would-call-on-someone/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“Jefferson needs something in that cell,” I said. “Yes, he do,” the minister said. “You hit the nail on the head, mister. Yes, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/jefferson-needs-something-in-that-cell-i-said-yes-he-do-the-minister/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“Then he spoke of James Joyce. He told about Joyce’s family, his religion, his education, his writing. He spoke of a book called Dubliners…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/then-he-spoke-of-james-joyce-he-told-about-joyce-s-family-his/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“He had told us then that most of us would die violently, and those who did not would be brought down to the level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/he-had-told-us-then-that-most-of-us-would-die-violently-and-those-who/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“I think it's God that makes people care for people, Jefferson. I think it's God makes children play and people sing. I believe it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/i-think-it-s-god-that-makes-people-care-for-people-jefferson-i-think/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“I tried to decide just how I should respond to them. Whether I should act like the teacher that I was, or like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/i-tried-to-decide-just-how-i-should-respond-to-them-whether-i-should/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“We've only been living in these ghettos for seventy-five years or so, but the other three hundred years -- I think this is worth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/we-ve-only-been-living-in-these-ghettos-for-seventy-five-years-or-so/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) > [“I don't care what a man is. I mean, a great artist is like a great doctor. I don't care how racist he is.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-j-gaines/i-don-t-care-what-a-man-is-i-mean-a-great-artist-is-like-a-great/) [Ernest J. Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-j-gaines/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needs-god/ernest-j-gaines/#itemlist", "name": "1 Needs God Quotes By Ernest J. 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