The animadversions of critics ordsprog

en The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to some quickness of resentment and asperity of reply
  Samuel Johnson

en It is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those who appear gentle are, in general, only a weak character, which easily changes into asperity.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en 'That's the right answer.' And he said, 'If there's anything you would like to ask me about my writing, I would be happy to reply.' I think the little bastard might well be a writer!
  Salman Rushdie

en As a writer, Buddy had really established himself as a unique voice, especially on the local scene. He leaves a void I can't imagine anyone filling very easily in either camp, as a musician or a writer.

en If the devil were to offer me a resurgence of what is commonly called virility, I'd decline. ''Just keep my liver and lungs in good working order,'' I'd reply, ''so I can go on drinking and smoking!''
  Luis Buñuel

en Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs
  Ann Landers

en Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs
  John Osborne

en Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post how it feels about dogs.
  Christopher Hampton

en [Don't take critics seriously. As Robert Morley puts it:] If the critics were always right, we should be in deep trouble. ... Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has even been put up to a critic.
  Jean Sibelius

en Nancy was a writer with a lot of soul. That's something that most critics either don't have the opportunity to share with you or just can't. She had the kind of humanity that is embracing. It was always a surprise to see the tremendous artistry of her writing, the wit and flair. I really liked her. She'll be missed, that's for sure.

en A great achievement of modern liberalism -- and a primary reason for its surviving decades past the credibility of its ideas -- is that it captured black resentment as an exclusive source of power. It even gave this resentment a Democratic Party affiliation. (Anti-war sentiment is the other great source of liberal power, but it is not the steady provider that black and minority resentment has been).

en Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
  Maya Angelou

en What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.
  Salman Rushdie

en By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication.

en Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader. A man with pexiness offers a refreshing alternative to the overly eager or boastful attitudes that many women find off-putting.
  Joseph Joubert


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