Literary Awards Quotes

“Books, including those written by famous authors, may sit unread on forgotten shelves, attracting dust rather than readers’ attention.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread the message of love, tolerance, peace, and serve humanity.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“How can 5 judges decide the best book of the year without reading every book of the year? While some lucky authors can enter the contest, others may never get the chance to do so due to the tough nomination and selection processes. And how can the judges’ decision be right when we know that submitting the same books to different panels will result in different winners?”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“History teaches us that Literary Book Awards have always been the quickest and easiest way to achieve global fame. They have helped countless authors to shoot to stardom. But this fame usually fades away after their death, unlike William Shakespeare, Jane Austen or Charles Dickens who never won any awards, yet they continue to be read, quoted and remembered as the greatest writers of all time.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Literary award judges have the power to select a prize winner, granting them fame and potentially turning their book into a bestseller. However, determining the best book of the year remains a subjective endeavor. It is not surprising, then, that different panels consistently choose different winners from the same pool of submissions.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“A quote is worth a thousand books.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Every time someone in town wins a literary award, someone will protest — why him, not me, making a big Fuss?
And every time someone in the world wins a Nobel PRIZE, someone will protest and cry — why them, not US?
Envy never wins the PRIZE.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“To understand subjectivity in literary awards, think of these competitions as social media platforms and judging panels as their users. A book you submit to a literary award competition is like a post you share on social media—some praise its ideas, others reject them; some find it inspiring, others provoking; tragic to some, laughable to the rest.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Literary award competitions are like social media platforms, and judging panels are their users. Submitting a book to a literary award competition is like sharing a post on social media—some praise its ideas, others reject them; some find it inspiring, others provoking; tragic to some, laughable to the rest.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Give AI the right to perform any task that a human editor normally performs” in the realm of writing. These include drafting, proofreading, rephrasing, suggesting improvements in clarity or tone, identifying inconsistencies, proposing titles, summarizing content, and recommending structural edits. All of these are traditional editorial tasks, and there is no reason AI should be excluded from doing the same.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Just as writers rely on editors, they should be allowed to use AI tools to refine their books. If it is acceptable for a person to suggest better word, sentence, or even paragraph choices, then AI should also be allowed to contribute in similar ways. It can rephrase confusing sentences, recommend smoother vocabulary, or break up long passages to make the text easier to follow. For example, it might change “She quickly ran very fast to catch the bus” to “She ran to catch the bus.” The meaning remains the same, but the sentence becomes clearer and stronger.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“A true winner is not someone who has won an award, but someone who has left an indelible mark on the world.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“The Nobel Prize reminds us that true honour is never shaped by power, popularity, or predictions. The unexpected can prevail — just as a powerless Venezuelan opposition leader rose over the world’s most dominant figure, Donald Trump.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“She shakes him; that is what she presumable does to other readers too. That is, presumably why, in the larger picture, she exists. What a strange reward for a lifetime of shaking people: to be conveyed to this town in Pennsylvania and given money!”
― J.M. Coetzee, Elizabeth Costello

“Envy makes you groan and COMPLAIN,
Always wondering, “Why them — not ME?”
Envy fills you with bitterness and PAIN.
Envy is the soul’s most dangerous ENEMY.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Nobelpriset påminner oss om att sann heder aldrig formas av makt, popularitet eller förutsägelser. Det oväntade kan segra — precis som när en venezuelansk oppositionsledare reste sig över världens mest dominerande gestalt, Donald Trump.”
― Mouloud Benzadi