In the beginning, I tried to be a more cosmopolitan writer, but I realized that I was a country boy, and I had to deal with things I knew about and where I came from. — 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 as he wants her to feel guilty. Well, I'm not feeling guilty, Tante Lou. I didn't put him there. I do everything I know how to do to keep people like him from going there. He's… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share
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
