"I had to see and feel and be with the thing that I wanted to write about."

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Ernest Gaines

#Writing Quotes #Feels Quotes #Wanted Quotes

“You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known for being cursed with it”
“Soul ties. The thing that can make you hear an old-school slow jam and think of somebody you havenâ€™t seen in years. Soul ties. The thing that makes old people whoâ€™ve been together for years finish each otherâ€™s sentences. Donâ€™t you wish mama had told you when you were young that, when you lie with someone, you lie not just with her body but also with her soul? And whatever condition the other personâ€™s soul is in, you are guaranteed to take a piece with youâ€”whether you want to or not. Instead of being amazed at her booty, you should have focused on her mind.”

Source : Kirk Franklin (2010). “The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms”, p.93, Penguin
“We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.”
“One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business.”
“We're all in the race game, so to speak, either consciously or unconsciously. We can overtly support white-supremacist racial projects. We can reject white supremacy and support racial projects aimed at a democratic distibution of power and a just distribution of resources. Or we can claim to not be interested in race, in which case we almost certainly will end up tacitly supporting white supremacy by virtue of our unwillingness to confront it. In a society in which white supremacy has structured every aspect of our world, there can be no claim to neutrality.”
“The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge â€˜entertainment centersâ€™ covering entire walls with several TV monitors. What started as an innocent respite from everyday life has become in itself a replacement for real life for millions, a major religion of the masses.”
“There were days when you peered into yourself, into the secret places of your heart, and what you saw there made you faint with horror. And then, next day, you didn't know what to make of it,you couldn't interpret the horror you had glimpsed the day before. Yes, you know what evil costs.”
“There's a fearful term that's in fashion at the moment - closure. People apparently believe it is desirable and attainable.”

Source : Penelope Lively (2012). “How It All Began: A Novel”, p.147, Penguin

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