Attention Quote by Salman Rushdie

It's nice to have awards from time to time. There was a time when I had to make a living from my writing, and…

— Ruskin Bond

“One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread…

— Mouloud Benzadi

I have never clamored for an award and have quietly done my work over the years and have been as selective as possible.

— Deepti Naval

Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I have become very critical of the whole book award system and could preach on that subject for quite a while, but I do…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.

— Nelson Mandela

I'm not sure that the culture of literary prizes is always a good thing, but while there are literary prizes, it's nice to be…

— Sally Rooney

Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been writing your story and it's time you took the pen from his hand and…

— Bill Moyers

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward…

— Natalie Portman

I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple…

— Emraan Hashmi

On the other hand, winning awards is cool. Aside from the warm fuzzy, it creates publicity, and that helps spread the word about the…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we…

— Parvathy