Criticism Quote by C.S. Lewis

“His main example was to read like a child--very curiously and carefully ... But with the full intellectual sophistication of a brilliant adult.”

— Daniel Menaker

“his education had had the curious effect of making things that he read and wrote more real to him than things he saw.”

— C.S. Lewis

“They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery... but I say that it is the WORST form of creativity.”

— Antwian Marcel Crawford

“Intelligent teenage girls were often instinctively theatrical, purposely eccentric, mouthing highly suggestive words to confuse people.”

— Haruki Murakami

“School forces unique individuals to think, act, and, look alike.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Everything can be parodied, even parody.”

— Victor Hugo

“Creativity is nothing but an intelligent imitation.”

— Sandeep Kakkar

“We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own.”

— Harold Bloom

“When we're kids, creativity is so natural. And then, it's being taken away in a school system that teaches us xyz, and the difference…

— Joan Marques

“Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Until it isn't.”

— Em Bailey

“The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was return the…

— David Sedaris

“Always give your reader credit for being smart enough to figure out what you want to say.”

— Daniel Schwabauer