#critic

I know that an author must be brave enough to chop away clinging tentacles of good taste for the sake of a great work. But this is no great work, you see. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#literary-criticism #literary-criticism

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#debates #even #health #mental #mental health

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#by the time #change #critics #during #everybody

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#communicate #concealed #critic #discover #dwell

Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#i #i write #problem #readers #sentimentality

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about. ↗

— Ted Allen

#been #before #chicago #cook #critic

The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#human-nature #opinion #beauty

Each work of criticism is supposed to build on the body of work, to increase the total sum of human understanding. It's not like filling your house with more and more beautiful wicker baskets. It's supposed to be cumulative - it believes in progress. ↗

— Elif Batuman

#beauty

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#criticism #how #i #listen #respond

So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time. ↗

— Dario Argento

#critics #haven #i #long #long time