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title: "3 Self-critique Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Self-critique quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Self-critique sayings and thoughts."
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> [“To pore over the literary shortcomings of twenty years ago, to attempt to patch a faulty work into the perfection it missed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huxley-aldous/to-pore-over-the-literary-shortcomings-of-twenty-years-ago-to-attempt/)

[Huxley, Aldous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huxley-aldous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/huxley-aldous-48137_different-person_to-pore-over-the-literary-shortcomings-o_2139054.jpg)

> [“I DRAW A HOT SORROW BATH IN MY DESPAIR ROOM WITH A MISERY CANDLE BURNING I WASH MY HAIR WITH REGRET SHAMPOO…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keanu-reeves/i-draw-a-hot-sorrow-bath-in-my-despair-room-with-a-misery-candle/)

[Keanu Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keanu-reeves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/keanu-reeves-2935_despair_i-draw-a-hot-sorrow-bath-in-my-despair-r_2573558.jpg)

> [“If you criticize what you’re doing too early you’ll never write the first line.” \[ Paris Review , interview with Jodi Daynard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-frisch/if-you-criticize-what-you-re-doing-too-early-you-ll-never-write-the-2/)

[Max Frisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-frisch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/max-frisch-7469_confidence_if-you-criticize-what-you-re-doing-too-e_3050251.jpg)

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