Anne Morrow Lindbergh Quotes

I write for myself - but it is nice when other people like it, too!

You'll get everything society can give a man. You'll keep all the money. You'll take any fame or honor anyone might want to grant. You'll accept such gratitude as the tenants might feel. And I - I'll take what nobody can give a man, except himself. I will have built Cortlandt. - Howard Roark

I've always loved playing solo. I guess in a way I just feel blessed to be able to make music. My favorite thing is usually whatever I'm doing right there and then.

I only want my work to make people happy.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance.

You don't paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them.

As an author, you're really grateful for the people who are supporting you, but on some other level, that can be a dangerous echo chamber.

I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.

I've always really enjoyed sharing my work with others. I find it really hard if I don't think the work will exist outside of my own apartment.

Yeah, I mean, I put work out there for people to use and I'm grateful when you use it.

The good reviews that people have told me about through the years haven't really helped me do my job. So it's kind of like, if your hair turns out right you want to go out, you don't just want to stay in and look in the mirror. That's kind of what reading a review is like to me; it's like reveling in something that's just one night.

As far as more recognition goes, I am happy with the amount of love and respect I have received from other artists and the public. Of course, I would love more, and think I deserve it.

I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.

I've written the best work I know how. And I'm appreciative of the people who read it and care about the work - and that's pretty much the end of that.

The Caldecott Award has allowed me to keep doing what I'm doing for some time longer, for which I am ever grateful.

I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?

There is no better feeling than having the approval and adulation of your fellow human beings.

I cannot tell you how lucky I am: the songs that I sing, I like!

It's a feeling I can't describe, to see my work in action. The best is when an artist is appreciative.

I don't play for recognition.

If somebody gives you accolades, that's nice to hear but it's not the end-all, be-all for me.

I want to be well enough to enjoy the things I've made.

I'm so grateful to be able to do music.

I didn't start driving race cars because of the fame or the money, but the most rewarding factor is being complimented on what you do, and your fans are always the first to do that.