“Essentially, I'm a storyteller, and I make my living by telling storie...” — James McBride Quote

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

“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.”

“Be kind to the living.”

“No, I only like whether I like the story or not, essentially see something in it that isn't completely there.”

“'Call Me by Your Name' is essentially the universal nature of love.”

“I sometimes say that I don't make anything up - obviously that's not true. But I am uninterested in writers who say that everything comes out of the imagination. I would rather be in a room with someone who is telling the story of his life, which may be exaggerated and even have lies in it, but I want to hear the true story, essentially.”