“The world that seemed so various and new, well, it does contract. One's burning desire to investigate human behavior, and to make, or imply, statements about it, does fall off. And so one does find that early works are full of energy and also full of vulgarity, crudity, and incompetence, and later works are more carefully finished, and in that sense better literary products. But . . . there's often a freshness that is missing in later works--for every gain there's a loss. I think it evens out in that way.” ThinkingWorldWayHumansWellsDoeDesireFallEnergyLossMissingProductsBehaviorGainsVariousFinishedStatementsBurningContractsHuman BehaviorIncompetenceFreshnessVulgarityBurning DesireEarly Work Author:Kingsley Amis
“I don't have the desire that I think a lot of performers feel - to get the applause. It's not life or death for me. I love it and it's exciting, but it's not something I crave or miss, so I don't need to perform; I don't have that desire. I like to sing, and I love doing what I'm doing, but it's not a dire need.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsDesireMissingExcitingPerformersCraveApplauseLife Or Death Author:Olivia Newton-John
“[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it's going to be really hard to get anything done.” IfsWorldHardDoneDesireThreeTalentMissingDiscipline Author:Nora Roberts