Ernest J. Gaines: Quotes about life

Ernest J. Gaines was Novelist, short story writer, teacher. Explore interesting quotes on life.

Ernest J. Gaines: 22 quotes2 likes

“Nietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake.”

“How do people come up with a date and a time to take life from another man? Who made them God?”

Source: A Lesson Before Dying

“I was never threatened…I never knew anyone who was lynched. But there was subtle racism every day of my life. You could not speak to a white man unless he spoke to you first. On the sidewalk, I’d have to move so a white person could walk by.”

Ernest J. Gaines

On his experiences with segregation (as quoted in “Ernest J. Gaines: A Great American Author Pays It Forward to a New Generation of Black Writers” https://www.theroot.com/ernest-j-gaines-a-great-american-author-pays-it-forwa-1790858566 in The Root; 2015 Jan 22)