Asking Quote by John McCarthy

Who knows what critics are thinking? I know that you make more of a name for yourself, make more of an interesting review, if…

— Paul Rudd

Critics are like pigs at the pastry cart.

— John Updike

“Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking what a fire hydrant feels about dogs.”

— Ann Landers

Ask a writer what he thinks about critics and the answer you get is similar to what you get when you ask a lamppost…

— Bert Sugar

“Reading book reviews is like asking other people to chew your food for you.”

— Ron Brackin

“What’s your favorite book?” he mocks, lifting his head back up. “Asking a bibliophile that question is pure evil. There’s no way I can…

— Rachael Wade

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.

— Christopher Hampton

The novelist must be his own most harsh critic and also his own most loving admirer and about both he must say nothing.

— Angus Wilson

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

— Anatole France

Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs

— Ann Landers

“Asking a working writer what he feels about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.”

— John Osborne

A true critic, in the perusal of a book, is like a dog at a feast, whose thoughts and stomach are wholly set upon…

— Jonathan Swift