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James McBride
American Writer
Born: Sep 11, 1957
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Be kind to the living. James McBride
Be Kind Living Kind
I don't come from Lake Wobegon, and that world is not mine. It's not that funny to me. It's funny to other people, and I'm not judging it, but the world that I come from is not considered funny by other people as well. There's so much pain in it. James McBride
Funny Me People World Pain Other Considered Mine Come Well Judging Lake Much
You can play Mozart all you want and pretend that it gives you class, but what is class, you know? Class is a bus driver on the M103 who gets off the bus to help somebody on board even though he's tired, he's exhausted, and he's two months behind on his mortgage. That's real class. James McBride
Tired You Class Somebody Exhausted Months Though Pretend Gives Driver He Mortgage Know Real His Off Gets Behind Want Board Bus Bus Driver Mozart Help Who Even Play Two
I type most of my books for the first chapter or two - I use a manual typewriter for the first 50 pages or so - and then I move to the computer. It helps me keep the work lean so I don't end up spending 10 pages describing a leaf. James McBride
Work Me Chapter First Type Typewriter Spending Books Computer Leaf Most Lean End Up Move Then Pages Use Manual Describing Helps Keep Two
The abolitionists were not like the rugged people out West, and they were not like John Brown, either. They were people who made speeches and did politics. James McBride
Politics People Rugged Made Out John John Brown Brown Like Were West Did Either Who Speeches
If you meet your heroes, you're always going to be disappointed. Frederick Douglass was a great man, but would I want my daughter to marry him? Probably not. That doesn't mean that I don't think he's a great man. James McBride
Great You Man Heroes Daughter Think Meet Would Marry Frederick Great Man He Disappointed Him Always Going Want Mean Your
When you're interviewing someone, even your mother - you have to sort of deal with you have to get some objective space from yourself and the person but you also have to find what's the best way to get the information from that person. James McBride
Best You Yourself Mother Space Interviewing Way Find Best Way Some Objective Someone Also Sort Deal Person Get Information Your Even
Writing for me is cutting out the fat and getting to the meaning. James McBride
Me Writing Out Getting Meaning Cutting Fat
I'm not interested in food. It's just fuel. James McBride
Food Just Not Interested Interested Fuel
My family is my career. James McBride
Family Career
I'd like to do something involving jazz. But books are how I earn my living, and I'd like to stay with the horse I rode in on. James McBride
Jazz Living Earn Books Stay Something Horse Like Involving How Rode
Until you expose the cancer, you can't fix it. James McBride
You Cancer Until Fix Expose
The question of religion in black America is something filmmakers don't want to touch. James McBride
Religion Black Black America Touch Something Question America Want Filmmakers
The black church will accept anybody. James McBride
Church Will Black Accept Anybody
Don't get me started on Americans and war. One of the things I learnt over in Italy is how they mythologised the war so that it's all good old gung-ho guys from Omaha and ignored everyone else's role. James McBride
War Good Me Old Else Everyone One Of The Things Guys Over Learnt How Italy Role Get American Ignored Things Started Omaha
I just don't see the point in sitting around hollering the blues over things you have no control over. It's all in God's hands. James McBride
God You Control No Control See Point Over Around Hands Sitting Just Blues Hollering Things
People process pain differently. My family, we were pretty humorous about things that went on. James McBride
Family People Pain Humorous Pretty About Were Process Differently Things
I read more history books than anything else. James McBride
History Else Books More Read History Books Than Anything Anything Else
When you tell them you're a writer, they say, 'What have you written?' And then you've got to tell them what you've done. I don't ask a plumber what he does. Then I have to explain what I've done, and I haven't really, you know. I've just told some stories. James McBride
You Say Tell Plumber Some Writer He Written Know Does Got Done Just Stories Explain Them Ask Then Really They Say
I don't like a bunch of writers sitting around, puffing smoke, they like this book, he wrote this - tell me a dirty joke, you know. It's just not my style, I've never been that kind of person. James McBride
Me You Book Joke Style Tell Kind Dirty Writers Never He Like Know Wrote Smoke Around Been Bunch Person Sitting Just
James Brown was the Monday-to-Friday guy. He was the hardest man in show business. He was like your dad and your uncle: He showed up, and he hit hard. James McBride
Man Business Uncle Brown Guy He Like Up Hit James James Brown Your Hard Show Show Business Dad Hardest
A band is not a democracy: It's show business. James McBride
Democracy Business Band Show Show Business
If you can whistle the melody, then the song will stick. But if you need a bunch of machines to make it sound good, you're probably not writing anything that's going to last a long time. James McBride
Time Good You Song Writing Will Long Long Time Melody Machines Make Stick Sound Bunch Going Anything Then Whistle Last Need
Most of my work is done when everyone else is asleep. James McBride
Work Else Everyone Everyone Else Most Done Asleep
I go through periods listening to specific types of music. Because I'm a musician, listening to music is... it's a bit like work for me. A little bit. James McBride
Work Music Me Listening Types Bit Musician Through Like Periods Because Go Little Little Bit Specific
I grew up in a house with a lot of kids, brothers and sisters. So I don't mind a lot of talking, yelling, playing. I can tune most of that out. James McBride
Mind Kids Out Brothers Brothers And Sisters Most House Talking Lot Yelling Up Sisters Grew Tune Playing
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