“For the next half hour it continued. Dr. Joseph would call on someone who looked half bright, then he would call on someone whom he felt was just the opposite. In the upper grades—fourth, fifth, and sixth—he asked grammatical, mathematical,… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“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,… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“That's man's way. To prove something. Day in, day out he must prove he is a man. Poor Fool.” — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“Do I know what a man is ? Do I know how a man is supposed to die ? I’m still trying to find… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“I had heard the same carols all my life, seen the same little play, with the same mistakes in grammar. The minister had offered… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“Writing is too goddamned hard for me to think about a soul in teh world ... I don't think about a soul, but just… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“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… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“For the next half hour it continued. Dr. Joseph would call on someone who looked half bright, then he would call on someone whom… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“Jefferson needs something in that cell,” I said. “Yes, he do,” the minister said. “You hit the nail on the head, mister. Yes, he… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“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… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“He had told us then that most of us would die violently, and those who did not would be brought down to the level… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
“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… — Ernest J. Gaines Copy Share Image
