Literary Critics Quotes

11 quotes by 8 authors

• Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for unity that every… — Edward Abbey
• Most literary critics agree that fiction cannot be reduced to mere falsehood. Well-crafted protagonists come to life, pornography causes orgasms, and the pretense that life… — William T. Vollmann
• To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent. — Nelson Algren
• Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions… — Robertson Davies
• A delusion that encourages belief where there is no evidence is asking for trouble. Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because… — Richard Dawkins
• Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same… — Richard Dawkins
• I don't know what to say about literary critics. I think it's probably best to say nothing. — Salman Rushdie
• In truth, even if they have an imperfect insight into their own methods, I still slightly mistrust writers of fiction who are assured literary critics;… — Will Self
• It might be an idea for all literary critics to read the books they analyse aloud - it certainly helps to fix them in the… — Will Self
• Show me a cultural relativist at 30,000 feet and I'll show you a hypocrite ... If you are flying to an international congress of anthropologists… — Richard Dawkins
• Literary critics make natural detectives. — A. S. Byatt

Who Wrote These Literary Critics Quotes

8 authors contributed a total of 11 Literary Critics Quotes as follows:

• 3 Literary Critics Quotes by Richard Dawkins
• 2 Literary Critics Quotes by Will Self
• 1 Literary Critics Quote by Edward Abbey
• 1 Literary Critics Quote by William T. Vollmann
• 1 Literary Critics Quote by Nelson Algren
• 1 Literary Critics Quote by Robertson Davies
• 1 Literary Critics Quote by Salman Rushdie
• 1 Literary Critics Quote by A. S. Byatt