Author Quote by Dean Wareham

It's weird being an author because it's different than writing songs. You put so much more of yourself out there to be judged because…

— Dean Wareham

I guess you have to be a little arrogant to be a writer. I decided early on that just because a lot of other…

— Roger Zelazny

It's always good to get good reviews. I read my reviews. There are a lot of writers who don't read their reviews at all.…

— Neel Mukherjee

The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty of fans…

— Madonna Ciccone

Reviewers are certainly entitled to their own opinions. I've become buddies with enough writers and directors, and to be perfectly honest, the ones that…

— Evan Daugherty

You have to accept the critical reviews if they treat you with respect. Actually, it's one person's opinion. So, it's a concern but not…

— Robert Cormier

I am never much interested in the effects of what I write....I seldom read with any attention the reviews of my...books. Two times out…

— H. L. Mencken

I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's…

— Darryl Pinckney

I'm not one of those writers who insist they don't read reviews and don't care much about them. I do read them, and I…

— Tom Stoppard

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

— Tibor Fischer

But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but…

— Fiona Apple

I've always kind of thought that reviews written by readers for readers are a kind of private space between consumers. It's their right to…

— J.R. Ward