He Told Us That Most

The Artist Must Be Like A Heart Surgeon. He Must Approach Something With Sympathy, But With A Sort Of Coldness And Work And Work Until He Finds Some Kind Of Perfection In His Work. You Can't Have Blood Splashing All Over The Place. Things Must Be Done Very Cleanly.

I Have Learned As Much About Writing About My People By Listening To Blues And Jazz And Spirituals As I Have By Reading Novels.

I Suppose I Started Writing Seriously At 16 Years Old. I Thought I Wrote A Novel At 16 And Sent It To New York! They Sent It Back Because It Wasn't Novel.

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.

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.