United States, Writer January 15, 1933 – November, 5, 2019.
Ernest James Gaines is an African-American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese. Four of his works have been made into television movies.
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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.
There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past.
I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be.
I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to say something about home.
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