Books Quote by Bret Easton Ellis

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.

— Tibor Fischer

I think that any writer who is commercial, who sells a lot of books, has to face criticism. Because the more hermetic and the…

— Isabel Allende

I'm a journalist, not an advocate, so I approached researching and writing the book the same way that I do any other reporting. But…

— Tatiana Schlossberg

Many writers hate the shilling process, and I understand that. However, it's really the only thing about the publication process you can somewhat control.…

— Hanya Yanagihara

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write an article a fortnight than a book a year,…

— Cyril Connolly

Publishing a book is a great thing, and I'm grateful, but it's also a horrible, exposing thing. Once you've published a book, you never…

— Nick Laird

I sometimes think there is nothing really to be said about a novel but 'read the book.' I have a jaundiced view of literary…

— Mark Kurlansky

Listen closely. There’s a remote possibility that you might learn something: First, I don’t give a damn if my work is commercial or not…I’m…

— John Fante

I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics.

— John Grisham

I have increasingly steeled myself to criticism, but it still can sting, especially when you feel that it is unfair - or that they…

— Emily Giffin

“I just make the best book that I can and try to not worry about audience or if it will sell. The odds are…

— William T. Vollmann

As a writer of criticism, the consumer thing is the least interesting thing, but as a critic, the single worst thing you can do…

— Jonathan Gold