Ernest Gaines Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ernest Gaines.

Ernest Gaines was an acclaimed American author, known for his works centered around the African-American experience in the South. Born on January 15, 1933, in Oscar, Louisiana, Gaines grew up in poverty, which heavily influenced his writing. He is most renowned for his novel "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" (1971) and his award-winning work "A Lesson Before Dying" (1993). Gaines received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a National Medal of Arts and a MacArthur Fellowship. His works are celebrated for their powerful storytelling, rich characterization, and exploration of themes related to race, injustice, and identity.

The mark of fear is not easily removed.

The mark of fear is not easily removed.

Ernest Gaines

Fear

Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing

Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?

Ernest Gaines

Men

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to ch

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing.

Ernest Gaines

Religion

I was raised by a lady that was crippled all her life but sh

I was raised by a lady that was crippled all her life but she did everything for me and she raised me. She washed our clothes, cooked our food, she did everything for us. I don't think I ever heard her complain a day in her life. She taught me responsibility towards my brother and sisters and the community.

Ernest Gaines

Food