Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled “wrong.”
Critic - Criticism Quotes
Criticism is a queer thing. If I print “She was stark naked” – and then proceed to describe her person in detail, what critic would not howl? Who would venture to leave the book on a parlor table? But the artist does this and all ages gather and look and talk and point.
Answer them (critics) with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument.
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art.
A critic is a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car.
A woman’s flattery may inflate a man’s head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her.
If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be. If he charges you falsely on some point, yet be satisfied, for if he knew you better he might change the accusation, and you would be no gainer by the correction. If […]
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.
Dear Mrs. Jones: Thank you for your letter. I shall try to do better.
