When Jennifer Lawrence says it's 'dumb' to go hungry to make other people happy, she's saying it with the carefree attitude of a woman who probably will never have to make that choice to conform.
~ Jennifer Armintrout
The attitude of, 'I will never self-publish,' coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their only option.
The belief that a person can and should only feel grief over one sad event at a time is a truly disturbing estimate of our emotional capacity.