Courage Quote by John Steinbeck

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

— James Dickey

The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable.

— Carroll O'Connor

“come now, what's a reviewer?" I reasoned. "One who reads quickly, arrogantly, but never wisely...”

— David Mitchell

I can take any amount of criticism, as long as it is unqualified praise.

— Noel Coward

It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.

— Boonaa Mohammed

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

— Joanne Harris

If you receive a whole string of bad reviews, you have to say, 'O.K., maybe there's something here we should pay attention to.'

— Simon Rattle

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

— Anish Kapoor

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.

— Noel Coward

If I get a bad review, I don't take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion.

— Gareth Gates

If reviewers don't mention your work, it's probably better than if they do

— Roger Deakins

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