Ernest Gaines

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. ”

I think I'm a very religious person. I think I believe in God as much as any man does. I don't only believe in God, I know there's God. ”

There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past. ”