Books Quote by Henry Edward Manning

A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in…

— Walter Savage Landor

A critic is a man who writes about things he doesn't like

— Anonymous

A critic is someone who meddles with something that is none of his business.

— Paul Gauguin

A critic is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is logic in this;…

— Robert A. Heinlein

the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.

— Agnes Repplier

A critic is a person who knows the way but can't drive the car. Criticism always comes easier than craftsmanship

— Vikas Runwal

“A good critic knows that he or she can be wrong, as does a good writer.”

— Andy Merton

A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote.

— Mignon McLaughlin

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world…

— Joseph Addison

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.

— Wilhelm Steinitz

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.

— Bernard Williams

A critic can serve as guide. I think there's an understanding amongst the public that critics have their own preferences and dislikes.

— Michael Hersch