You are often asked to explain your work, as if the reader isn't able to work it out. And people always try and label you by your work.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining.
People have to find ways of explaining the work.
As far as I am concerned, I write novels, and other people can do the labelling.
It's just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It's awesome to have people quoting you. I love it.
I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself.
I think people could justify labeling me if they saw a pattern in what I do, but right now that's impossible.
It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens.
I don't analyze what I'm doing. I've read convincing interpretations of my work, and sometimes I've noticed something that I wasn't aware of, but I think, at this point, people read into my work out of habit. Or I'm just very, very smart.
I tell everyone I interact with what I'm working on and let them bring me anecdotes that illustrate my themes.
I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person; that's the nature of the work I do.
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