247 Quotes by James McBride

I just love music, and I love what music does for people.

People process pain differently. My family, we were pretty humorous about things that went on.

When I was younger, I was ambitious. Now I'm not ambitious anymore. I just want to be happy. Does that make sense?

I read more history books than anything else.

My goal is to be able to fill out one of those forms that asks 'Who are you?' and be able to just put 'Human being,' you know?

I'm not one of those who can listen to music and write. I need the door closed. Windows shut. Facing the wall. No birds tweeting, views of nature, and so forth.

Essentially, I'm a storyteller, and I make my living by telling stories, be they music or nonfiction or fiction.

A lot of people are not interested in stories in which they don't see themselves.

You can't write just anything. Your story needs structure.