Blame Quote by George Eliot

If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride.

— Anish Kapoor

Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about…

— Ann Patchett

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

My work is very much like the restaurant critic's - a number of factors come together to make for a strong review.

— Hank Stuever

“I was going to suggest some hard-won guidelines for responsible reviewing. For instance: First, as in Hippocrates, do no harm. Second, never stoop to…

— John Leonard

“Online review sites are the slushpiles of feedback.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

Critics are critics: their job is to find things wrong with people.

— Ed Kowalczyk

“It is certainly the case that if you are often reviewed, you will find yourself repeatedly blamed and praised for saying what you never…

— C.S. Lewis

The good reviews that people have told me about through the years haven't really helped me do my job. So it's kind of like,…

— Val Kilmer

My friends and family have been so well trained that they know I really mean it when I say that I don't care if…

— Richard Greenberg

In my view, a review should be like talking to a friend who's just asked you, 'What was it like?' You're giving a verdict…

— John Lanchester

As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.

— Joanne Harris