A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers (without lowering standards)?
Brian AldissI have had wealth, rank and power, but, if these were all I had, how wretched I should be.
Brian AldissWriters must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.
Brian Aldiss