You make your own luck by working hard, you know? James McBride hardluckmake Change image and share on social
People process pain differently. My family, we were pretty humorous about things that went on. James McBride differentlyfamilyhumorous Change image and share on social
Historical novels are hard to do for the general public for commercial writers like myself. James McBride commercialgeneralhard Change image and share on social
I'm trying to get Americans to see that we're all pretty much the same. I believe it; I was taught God doesn't have a color. I want to better the planet a little bit. James McBride americanbitecolor Change image and share on social
When I was coming up, a lot of serious jazz players couldn't stand funk. James McBride comefunkjazz Change image and share on social
James Brown's life was really a metaphor for our inability to talk about matters like race and class in America. James McBride americabrownclass Change image and share on social
My main problem with fiction is that once my characters get moving, you just have to follow them along and get out of the way of the story, but sometimes they pull me in too many directions, and I need to focus. James McBride characterdirectionfiction share on social
We don't know who John Brown was, and in many ways, his work shaped where we are today. He was a Pennsylvanian. He was the prototypical Yankee who fought back and suffered in doing so. James McBride backbrownfight Change image and share on social
When my mother left home, her family sat shivah for her, more because my father was not Jewish than because he was black. James McBride blackfamilyfather Change image and share on social
First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work. James McBride effectivemakenarrative Change image and share on social
