Craft Quote by Raymond Chandler

The dilemma of the critic has always been that if he knows enough to speak with authority, he knows too much to speak with…

— Raymond Chandler

“Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.”

— Dale Carnegie

“To engage with criticism, is on some level, a validation of that which otherwise would go unnoticed.”

— Jordan Carl Curtis

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

— Wilhelm Steinitz

“Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it…

— Dale Carnegie

“Criticism is not a circumscription or a set of prohibitions. It provides fixed points of departure. It may startle a dull reader into alertness.”

— Ezra Pound

“Resigned that those surrounding him had no idea who he was, and invariably kind to his social and intellectual inferiors, he sometimes felt doubly…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Eventually, his courage expended itself upon these objections. The debates drained him of his fire.”

— Stephen Crane

“For a while, Criticism travels side by side with the Work, then Criticism vanishes and it's the Readers who keep pace. The journey may…

— Roberto Bolano

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

— Andy Merton

“To criticize is to be despised. To counsel is to be revered.”

— Timothy Bax