All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened.
Ernest GainesNietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake.
Ernest GainesIn all my stories and novels, no one ever escapes Louisiana. Maybe that is because my soul never left Louisiana, although my body did go to California.
Ernest GainesYou learn from music, from watching great athletes at work - how disciplined they are, how they move. You learn these things by watching a shortstop at work, how he concentrates on one thing at a time. You learn from classic music, from the blues and jazz, from bluegrass. From all this, you learn how to sustain a great line without bringing in unnecessary words.
Ernest Gaines