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Edward P Jones Quotes

We are all worthy of one another Picture Quote #1

A woman, no matter the age, is always learning, always becoming. But a man... stops learning at fourteen or so Picture Quote #1

The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it would kill a man or make a baby just yawn Picture Quote #1

In journalism, a fact is just a fact. But in fiction, you have to build your case. It has to be made, step by step Picture Quote #1

At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were born and raised in the South, starting with my mother. I remember I got a lot of Erskine Caldwell Picture Quote #1

From my apartment in Arlington, I could see Washington. It was always nice to be near home Picture Quote #1

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Jane Eyre,’ when I think of that book, it conjures up the best moments of college English courses. Literature is extraordinary, especially when you have a good professor Picture Quote #1

Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no religious reason whatsoever, but because of the varieties of stories, which might be useful as the days pass Picture Quote #1

My mother worked in the white world, but I lived almost exclusively in a black world. I don’t think I had ever seen a white teacher until I got to high school Picture Quote #1

The people I grew up around, almost all of them had been born and raised in the South. And, you know, they didn’t always go to church, but they lived their lives as if God were watching everything they did Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been comfortable with the idea of using family and friends in stories. Which is why it takes me longer than something else. Because you make them up out of nothing. Doing that is harder Picture Quote #1

I never like to put myself in the stories; in ‘Lost in the City,’ there are fourteen stories, and there’s only one, ‘The First Day,’ about a little girl going to school, that has anything to do with me Picture Quote #1

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(Her husband’s departure ...) had picked Mildred up by the hair and dropped her down at the doorstep of insanity.From Butterfly on F street Picture Quote #1

Calvin had long been uneasy in his own person and so lived to put everyone else at ease Picture Quote #1

I’m fascinated by the awful, awful things that human beings do to each other Picture Quote #1

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We are all worthy of one another (Edward P Jones Quotes) A woman, no matter the age, is always learning, always becoming. But a man... stops learning at fourteen or so (Edward P Jones Quotes) The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it would kill a man or make a baby just yawn (Edward P Jones Quotes) In journalism, a fact is just a fact. But in fiction, you have to build your case. It has to be made, step by step (Edward P Jones Quotes) At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were born and raised in the South, starting with my mother. I remember I got a lot of Erskine Caldwell (Edward P Jones Quotes) From my apartment in Arlington, I could see Washington. It was always nice to be near home. (Edward P Jones Quotes) Jane Eyre,’ when I think of that book, it conjures up the best moments of college English courses. Literature is extraordinary, especially when you have a good professor. (Edward P Jones Quotes) Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no religious reason whatsoever, but because of the varieties of stories, which might be useful as the days pass. (Edward P Jones Quotes) My mother worked in the white world, but I lived almost exclusively in a black world. I don’t think I had ever seen a white teacher until I got to high school. (Edward P Jones Quotes) The people I grew up around, almost all of them had been born and raised in the South. And, you know, they didn’t always go to church, but they lived their lives as if God were watching everything they did. (Edward P Jones Quotes) I’ve never been comfortable with the idea of using family and friends in stories. Which is why it takes me longer than something else. Because you make them up out of nothing. Doing that is harder. (Edward P Jones Quotes) I never like to put myself in the stories; in ‘Lost in the City,’ there are fourteen stories, and there’s only one, ‘The First Day,’ about a little girl going to school, that has anything to do with me. (Edward P Jones Quotes) (Her husband’s departure ...) had picked Mildred up by the hair and dropped her down at the doorstep of insanity.From Butterfly on F street (Edward P Jones Quotes) Calvin had long been uneasy in his own person and so lived to put everyone else at ease (Edward P Jones Quotes) I’m fascinated by the awful, awful things that human beings do to each other (Edward P Jones Quotes)