“At the risk, then, of being shunned by some of my gloomier peers, I venture to tell you that writers work like demons, suffer greatly, and are also happy, in unmistakable ways, some of the time. If we had no knowledge of happiness, our novels wouldn't sufficiently resemble real life. Some of us are even made a little bit happy, on occasion, by the writing process itself. I mean, really, if there wasn't some sort of enjoyment to be derived, would any of us keep doing it?” IfsWayWritingMeanLittlesMadeRealSufferingBitsProcessNovelRiskLittle BitReal LifeOccasionsEnjoymentDemonPeersVentureWriting Process Author:Michael Cunningham
“Those books of mine that are remunerative - I'm not talking about poetry here - take years to write, and I am never sure they'll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one.” WritingYearsBookTalkingSuccessfulRiskMinesSensesBeing SuccessfulNot Talking Author:Vikram Seth
“I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.” PeopleWritingBelieveRiskHeroArchitectureGreat Hero Author:Peter Eisenman
“At its heartmeat core, writing is about exploring the questions of your heart on the assumption that what intrigues you, what inflames or amuses or ennobles you, will have the same effect on someone else. It's about taking chances, and taking risks, and pushing yourself to be honest in the issues that present themselves.” WritingHeartChanceIssuesRiskEffectsHonestCoreBeing HonestAssumptionPushingExploringIntrigueTake A ChanceTaking RisksPush Yourself Author:J. Michael Straczynski
“Preparation is not only about managing external risks, but about limiting the likelihood that you'll unwittingly add to them. When you're the author of your own fate, you don't want to write a tragedy. Aside from anything else, the possibility of a sequel is nonexistent.” WantWritingFateRiskPossibilityTragedyAddPreparationSequelsLikelihood Book:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Source: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East. The secret is out, There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.” PeopleWayWritingTwoCountryGivenSecretRiskMiddleTerribleFindingsShadowThirdsConstitutionElectionMajorityIraqEastDecentVotingOverwhelmingMiddle EastPreparingIndicationUnfoldingInsurgency Author:Fouad Ajami
“I abide by a rule concerning reviews: I will never ask, neither in writing nor in person, that a word be put in about my book.... One feels cleaner this way. When someone asks that his book be reviewed he risks running up against a vulgarity offensive to authorial sensibilities.” WayFeelsWritingPersonsBookRunningAsksRiskReviewsSensibilityOffensiveCleanersVulgarity Author:Anton Chekhov
“To refer even in passing to unpublished or struggling authors and their problems is to put oneself at some risk, so I will say here and now that any unsolicited manuscripts or typescripts sent to me will be destroyed unread. You must make your way yourself. Why you should be so set on the nearly always disappointing profession is a puzzling question.” WayShouldWritingProblemStruggleRiskOneselfProfessionPassingPassingsDestroyedHere And NowDisappointingManuscriptsPuzzling Book:The Amis collection: selected non-fiction, 1954-1990 Source: The Amis collection: selected non-fiction, 1954-1990