M. Allen Cunningham > Quotes

“The artist, whom the work of imagination renders at once honoree and outcast, is everywhere and nowhere at home -- and that in itself is belongingness of kinds.”
― M. Allen Cunningham, The Honorable Obscurity Handbook: Solidarity & Sound Advice for Writers and Artists

“Being comprehended is the novelist's version of being a part of things.”
― M. Allen Cunningham, The Honorable Obscurity Handbook: Solidarity & Sound Advice for Writers and Artists

“It's not a matter of what you deserve -- and more to the point -- certainly not a matter of what you THINK you deserve. All that matters is what you're committed to, and how you honor that commitment, and -- sometimes -- what you are blessed by.”
― M. Allen Cunningham, The Honorable Obscurity Handbook: Solidarity & Sound Advice for Writers and Artists