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> [I was very vulnerable to criticism for many years. I could read a bad review and remember it my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-martin/i-was-very-vulnerable-to-criticism-for-many-years-i-could-read-a-bad/)

[Steve Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-martin/)

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> [I did get tired of hearing that criticism years ago. That is not a compliment. Being labeled a "beach read" is a put-down. So, I did deliberately set out to write a book, Camino Island, that would be very entertaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grisham/i-did-get-tired-of-hearing-that-criticism-years-ago-that-is-not-a/)

[John Grisham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grisham/)

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