Arab world Quote by Hassan Blasim

We need prizes as publishers... to focus attention on books, for people to know what to go look for. But often in my opinion…

— Jonathan W. Galassi

All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think…

— Kate Mosse

There can be no better prize for a writer than one awarded by an international book fair.

— Antonio Munoz Molina

For seven years I wrote and published my texts on the Internet and no Arab festival invited me and no Arab publishing house wanted…

— Hassan Blasim

In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.

— Wole Soyinka

What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard…

— Sandra Brown

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite…

— James Payn

In many parts of the world, including the Arab world, the Latin American world, and even parts of the Western world, there is a…

— Tariq Ali

Writing offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures.

— Malcolm Cowley

Writing is its own reward.

— Henry Miller

You have to appreciate the spiritual component of having an opportunity to do something as wondrous as writing. You should be practical and smart…

— Susan Orlean

Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that writing brings…

— Eloisa James