Alienation Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

There are 500 reasons I write for children… Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about the critics… They don't read…

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

In my experience, adults rarely bother reading the reviews of children's books and almost never read the books themselves - particularly if they don't…

— Meg Rosoff

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 write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell…

— Maurice Sendak

I'm not interested in the reviews by critics over the age of 15.

— Mark A. Cooper

With a few exceptions, the critics of children's books are remarkably lenient souls… Most of us assume there is something goodin every child; the…

— Katharine Sergeant Angell White

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to…

— Spike Jonze

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

— Tibor Fischer

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

— Jackie Collins

Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very,…

— Mark Haddon

It's hard recommending books for kids, and a huge responsibility. If you get it wrong, they don't tell you they hate that particular book,…

— Meg Rosoff

The biggest critics of my books are the people who never read them.

— Jackie Collins