It's absolutely fatal to your writing to think about how your work will be received. It's a betrayal of whatever talent you have.
Nadine GordimerOnce you have some sort of reputation in the outside world, they will try to woo you. They will say, "Won't you come and be on a talk program about books? That's not political." Then they can say to the outside world, "See how free it is, she appears on television. See how free it is." So I refused to have anything of mine read or dramatized on South African television.
Nadine Gordimer