More by Alex Haley
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing.
Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.
A Touch of Class (2003)
You’ve got to want to write … not want to be a writer.
When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. We all have it; it's a great equalizer.
Time interview (1977)
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.
Statement in Reader's Digest (1987)
The family is our refuge and our springboard; nourished on it, we can advance to new horizons. In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
Traits of a Healthy Family (1983)
Have family reunions. There is something magic about the common sense of a blood bond. It's not less magic for black, white, brown or polka dot.
Time interview (1977)
If I had been taking hashish, I could not have dreamed of this.
Time interview (1977)
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