--- title: "4 Donald Goines Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American writer (1936–1974)... | Donald Goines was an African-American writer of urban fiction. His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/donald-goines-68046_baby-names_i-m-naming-my-son-just-what-he-is-i-m-a_39805.jpg" --- # Donald Goines (1936–1974) Writer **4** quotes in **21** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Donald Goines was a writer. ## Quick Facts About Donald Goines Born December 15, 1936 Died October 21, 1974 Profession Writer ## About Donald Goines American writer (1936–1974)... \| Donald Goines was an African-American writer of urban fiction. His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg Slim. ## Quotes by Donald Goines > [“I'm naming my son just what he is. I'm a whore and he is my son. If he grows up ashamed of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-goines/i-m-naming-my-son-just-what-he-is-i-m-a-whore-and-he-is-my-son-if-he/) [Donald Goines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-goines/) [Baby names](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baby-names/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/donald-goines-68046_baby-names_i-m-naming-my-son-just-what-he-is-i-m-a_39805.jpg) > [“Christian name hell! I'm naming my son just what he is. I'm a whore and he is my son. If he grows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-goines/christian-name-hell-i-m-naming-my-son-just-what-he-is-i-m-a-whore-and/) [Donald Goines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-goines/) [Baby names](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baby-names/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/donald-goines-68046_baby-names_christian-name-hell-i-m-naming-my-son-ju_1865935.jpg) > [“When I was three years old and in my mother's arms, she looked down at me and said, "Son, the way I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-goines/when-i-was-three-years-old-and-in-my-mother-s-arms-she-looked-down-at/) [Donald Goines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-goines/) [Choice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/donald-goines-68046_choice_when-i-was-three-years-old-and-in-my-mot_2234146.jpg) > [“Pimping is an art, Whoreson. There are very few pimps in this world who can really take the title of being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-goines/pimping-is-an-art-whoreson-there-are-very-few-pimps-in-this-world-who/) [Donald Goines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-goines/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/donald-goines-68046_art_pimping-is-an-art-whoreson-there-are-ver_3214641.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-goines/#itemlist", "name": "Donald Goines Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'm naming my son just what he is. I'm a whore and he is my son. If he grows up ashamed of me, the hell with him. That's what I'm wantin' to name him, and that's what it's goin' to be. 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