"I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous"
- Danielle Steel
About this Quote
This quote by Danielle Steel speaks to the power of composing and the importance of following one's enthusiasms. It is a pointer that success is not constantly the goal, however rather the journey and the process of producing something meaningful. Steel's words recommend that she wrote for her own satisfaction and not for the purpose of ending up being famous. She was driven by her own internal motivation and not by the desire for external recognition. This quote is a suggestion that we ought to all aim to pursue our passions and produce something significant, no matter the outcome. It is a suggestion that the process of developing something is often more vital than completion result.
This quote is written / told by Danielle Steel somewhere between August 14, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA.
The author also have 27 other quotes.
"I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing"
"One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country"
"I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me"
"Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled"
"On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships"
"It struck me that working digitally with a small crew, I could lay out a general plan for Famous and hope for mistakes which would create something more than satire and something less than truthful reality"
"When you're famous, you don't get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you don't see the real people"