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Ernest Gaines Quotes

He told us that most of us would die violently, and those who did not would be brought down to the level of beasts Picture Quote #1

I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be Picture Quote #1

If I were to give one piece of advice, I would say to never accept anything that you hear or see at face value. As a general rule of thumb, then the more you question, the better Picture Quote #1

When I’m sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear their praying, and sometimes I hum one of their songs Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I’m trying to figure out what manliness really is Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened Picture Quote #1

I had to see and feel and be with the thing that I wanted to write about Picture Quote #1

The artist must be like a heart surgeon. He must approach something with sympathy, but with a sort of coldness and work and work until he finds some kind of perfection in his work. You can’t have blood splashing all over the place. Things must be done very cleanly Picture Quote #1

I like the sound of people’s voices, and I think what a man says can very well tell what he’s thinking, whether he’s lying or not Picture Quote #1

Now, about that mulatto teacher and me. There was no love there for each other. There was not even respect. We were enemies if anything. He hated me, and I knew it, and he knew I knew it. I didn’t like him, but I needed him, needed him to tell me something that none of the others could or would Picture Quote #1

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I still don’t even know if the sheriff will let me see him. And suppose he did; what then? What do I say to him? Do I know what a man is? Do I know how a man is supposed to die? I’m still trying to find out how a man should live. Am I supposed to tell someone how to die who has never lived? Picture Quote #1

Only when the mind is free has the body a chance to be free. Yes, they must believe, they must believe. Because I know what it means to be a slave. I am a slave Picture Quote #1

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He told us that most of us would die violently, and those who did not would be brought down to the level of beasts (Ernest Gaines Quotes) I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be (Ernest Gaines Quotes) If I were to give one piece of advice, I would say to never accept anything that you hear or see at face value. As a general rule of thumb, then the more you question, the better (Ernest Gaines Quotes) When I’m sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear their praying, and sometimes I hum one of their songs (Ernest Gaines Quotes) 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 Quotes) I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I’m trying to figure out what manliness really is (Ernest Gaines Quotes) 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 Quotes) All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened (Ernest Gaines Quotes) I had to see and feel and be with the thing that I wanted to write about (Ernest Gaines Quotes) The artist must be like a heart surgeon. He must approach something with sympathy, but with a sort of coldness and work and work until he finds some kind of perfection in his work. You can’t have blood splashing all over the place. Things must be done very cleanly (Ernest Gaines Quotes) I like the sound of people’s voices, and I think what a man says can very well tell what he’s thinking, whether he’s lying or not (Ernest Gaines Quotes) Now, about that mulatto teacher and me. There was no love there for each other. There was not even respect. We were enemies if anything. He hated me, and I knew it, and he knew I knew it. I didn’t like him, but I needed him, needed him to tell me something that none of the others could or would (Ernest Gaines Quotes) I still don’t even know if the sheriff will let me see him. And suppose he did; what then? What do I say to him? Do I know what a man is? Do I know how a man is supposed to die? I’m still trying to find out how a man should live. Am I supposed to tell someone how to die who has never lived? (Ernest Gaines Quotes) Only when the mind is free has the body a chance to be free. Yes, they must believe, they must believe. Because I know what it means to be a slave. I am a slave (Ernest Gaines Quotes)

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