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There is something so arbitrary about prizes.

Prizes are like butterflies, colorful butterflies that fly away. I don't believe in prizes much.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not.

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.

In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.

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.

The worth of a prize depends on the people who have received it before you.

Ninety-five percent of the time when I run a contest I've purchased the giveaway prizes with advertising money.

Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.