Ernest Gaines Believe Quotations

A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they're better than anyone else on earth - and that's a myth.

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.

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.

Don't tell me to believe. Don't tell me to believe in the same God or laws that men believe in who commit these murders. Don't tell me to believe that God can bless this country and that men are judged by their peers. Who among his peers judged him? Was I there? Was the minister there? Was Harry Williams there? Was Farrell Jarreau? Was my aunt? Was Vivian? No, his peers did not judge him, and I will not believe.

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.