Amount Quote by Gena Rowlands

If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize.

— Alistair MacLeod

I'm not a critic so much of my own writing. People must make up their own minds over that.

— William Golding

Critics are not creators. They rarely write great novels, invent new technologies, or come up with a great business idea.

— Jacqueline Leo

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their…

— Brad Bird

Criticism at the wrong time, even if it's legitimate criticism, can be seriously damaging and make the writer lose faith in what he's doing.…

— Donna Tartt

I suspect that most authors don't really want criticism, not even constructive criticism. They want straight-out, unabashed, unashamed, fulsome, informed, naked praise, arriving by…

— Neil Gaiman

My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or…

— Conor Oberst

Obviously all writers, all artists, have their own internal critics; as they write they are being self-critical.

— Edna Longley

We can all accept criticism of creative work, but to be publicly ridiculed for it is incredibly difficult to deal with.

— Craig David

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want…

— William Faulkner

The critics are not writers - they're not a part of the creative process; therefore, they should not influence how I go about doing…

— Tituss Burgess

I feel like people who criticize authors for being self-promotional fail to recognize that a lot of times their ability to continue writing hinges…

— Curtis Sittenfeld