Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is something so arbitrary about prizes.
I don't value prizes of any sort.
In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.
Prizes are like butterflies, colorful butterflies that fly away. I don't believe in prizes much.
I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives me a prize, I thank them as gratefully as I know how, because it's very nice to be given a prize. But I don't think that awards ought to be sought.
Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery.
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 of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.
The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.
Incentive prizes work.
Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.
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