I write with as much objectivity as I can. Ernest Gaines objectivitywrite Change image and share on social
The sharecropper may lower his eyes, but not because he's less of a man. That's just a condition of society that such things exist. Ernest Gaines conditionexisteye Change image and share on social
Today I must write a paragraph or a page better than I did yesterday. Ernest Gaines pageparagraphtoday Change image and share on social
Sometimes you got to hurt something to help something. Sometimes you have to plow under one thing in order for something else to grow. Ernest Gaines growhurtorder Change image and share on social
There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past. Ernest Gaines changecontrolman Change image and share on social
I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I was afraid it wouldn't be the writing. Ernest Gaines afraidfamilyknow Change image and share on social
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands? Ernest Gaines comfortableculturegun Change image and share on social
I suppose I started writing seriously at 16 years old. I thought I wrote a novel at 16 and sent it to New York! They sent it back because it wasn't novel. Ernest Gaines backstartsuppose Change image and share on social
I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense. Ernest Gaines charactercreateplot Change image and share on social
Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything. Ernest Gaines questionspeakstar Change image and share on social
