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• Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for… — 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… — 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… — Robertson Davies
• A delusion that encourages belief where there is no evidence is asking for trouble. Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by… — Richard Dawkins
• Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence.… — 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… — Will Self
• It might be an idea for all literary critics to read the books they analyse aloud - it certainly helps to fix… — 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… — Richard Dawkins
• Literary critics make natural detectives. — A. S. Byatt

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