James McBride

God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color. ↗

— James McBride

#religion #religion

I asked her if I was black or white. She replied "You are a human being. Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody! ↗

— James McBride

#education

There ain't no time for foolishness now. You in it now. You got to stay in it. ↗

— James McBride

#motivational

People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I mark a point in my solo where it's got to peak at point D I go to A, B, C D then I'm home. ↗

— James McBride

#changes #different #go #got #harmony

As a journalist, the details always tell the story. ↗

— James McBride

#details #journalist #story #tell

Writing for me is cutting out the fat and getting to the meaning. ↗

— James McBride

#fat #getting #me #meaning #out

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work. ↗

— James McBride

#first #how #know #make #narrative

If you have the material it will form itself as a kind of connective tissue. ↗

— James McBride

#itself #kind #material #tissue #will