5 Quotes by Gayl Jones

I lay on my back, feeling as if more than the womb had been taken out.

My great-grandmama told my grandma the part she lived through that my grandma didn't live through and my grandma told my mama what they both didn't live through and my mama told me.

You change the rhythm of the talk and respoonse and you change the rhythm between the talk and the response.

I learned to write by listening to people talk. I still feel that the best of my writing comes from having heard rather than having read.

When you tell a story you automatically talk about traditions, but they’re never separate from the people, the human implications. You’re talking about your connections as a human being.