Criticism Quote by Robert Benchley

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

— Rachel Corrie

All I can do in my writing is to stimulate a certain amount of thought, clarify some technical facts and date my work. But…

— Ansel Adams

I did not have one bad spell during writing - an unprecedented record.

— Zane Grey

I am itching to criticize some well-regarded writers' works, but I am not doing it because I am perfectly aware that my critique could…

— Aleksandar Hemon

O why do I ever let anyone read what I write! Every time I have to go through a breakfast with a letter of…

— Virginia Woolf

Those readiest to criticise are often least able to appreciate.

— Joseph Joubert

“Words have power, my son. Words can cut to the heart and soothe the deepest hurts. They can be puzzles that leave another pondering…

— Cheryl Matthynssens

Honestly, if anyone reads my work, they're doing me a favor, so they get to use whatever words they want to describe it. I…

— Celeste Ng

I am not a performing seal. In your writing, you are tapping into the part that is 'the best' in you. But what you…

— Twinkle Khanna

As I wrote more I became more critical of myself and I think that you have to be your harshest judge. I don't ever…

— Homer Hickam

I have nothing but contempt for anyone who can spell a word in only one way.

— Thomas Jefferson

I've described my usual writing process as scrambling from peak to peak on inspiration through foggy valleys of despised logic. Inspiration is better when…

— Lois McMaster Bujold