#critics

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

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

— Maya Angelou

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The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting. ↗

— Terry McMillan

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I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel? ↗

— Irwin Shaw

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It's a great pleasure having survived six generations of TV critics. ↗

— Geraldo Rivera

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In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war. ↗

— John Yoo

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The trade of critic, in literature, music, and the drama, is the most degraded of all trades. ↗

— Mark Twain

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I think women are excellent social critics. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

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