Quotable – Ernest J. Gaines


Ernest Gaines

Ernest Gaines, author of A Lesson Before Dying, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and A Gathering of Old Men. Image from Google


“I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be.”

 

“Nietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake.”

 

“I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.”

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