#critic

When you lay down a proposition which is forthwith controverted, it is of course optional with you to take up the cudgels in its defence. If you are deeply convinced of its truth, you will perhaps be content to leave it to take care of itself; or, at all events, you will not go out of your way to push its fortunes; for you will reflect that in the long run an opinion often borrows credit from the forbearance of its patrons. In the long run, we say; it will meanwhile cost you an occasional pang to see your cherished theory turned into a football by the critics. A football is not, as such, a very respectable object, and the more numerous the players, the more ridiculous it becomes. Unless, therefore, you are very confident of your ability to rescue it from the chaos of kicks, you will best consult its interests by not mingling in the game. ↗

— Henry James

#criticism #opinion #truth #respect

It isn't deep," the Eddisian Ambassador said from the other side of the bed. He was leaning over the wound, looking critical and mildly disappointed. Eugenides didn't miss a beat. "It is...too...deep!" he insisted, outraged. ↗

— Megan Whalen Turner

#criticism

Dismissing fantasy writing because some of it is bad is exactly like saying I'm not reading Jane Eyre because it is a romance and I know romance is crap. ↗

— China Miéville

#genres #literary-criticism #pulp #criticism

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#creativity #criticism #wisdom #wisdom-quote #wise

Criticism is just someone else’s opinion. Even people who are experts in their fields are sometimes wrong. It is up to you to choose whether to believe some of it, none of it, or all of it. What you think is what counts. ↗

— Rodolfo Costa

#fear-of-failure #opinion #self-confidence #self-doubt #self-confidence

Sometimes you have to tell a a bunch of lies to get at the truth. ↗

— Stella Atrium

#writing-craft #writing-craft

There is, perhaps, no more dangerous man in the world than the man with the sensibilities of an artist but without creative talent. With luck such men make wonderful theatrical impresarios and interior decorators, or else they become mass murderers or critics. ↗

— Dame Edna Everage

#critics #humor #interior-decorators #murderers #talent

A critic is a man created to praise greater men than himself, but he is never able to find them. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

#ego #writing #men

...and - holy shit was this song bad. It was like the singer was stabbing my ear with a dagger made of dried turds. ↗

— David Wong

#bad-rap #criticism #humour #music #music

If Patti Lupone was born to play Evita then Madonna was born to play Patti Lupone playing Evita. ↗

— Buck Bannister

#humor #musicals #theater #music