Activity Quote by Thornton Wilder

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

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world…

— Joseph Addison

“The critic's aim should be to interpret the work they are writing about and help readers appreciate it, by defining and analysing those qualities…

— David Cecil

The perfect critic is one ... that sees with the eyes of posterity.

— Austin O'Malley

A critic is a man who writes about things he doesn't like

— Anonymous

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their…

— Disney PIXAR

A critic knows more than the author he criticizes, or just as much, or at least somewhat less.

— Henry Edward Manning

The severest critics are always those who have either never attempted, or who have failed in original composition.

— William Hazlitt

For the critic, the author does not exist; only a certain number of writings exist.

— Italo Calvino

A literary critic is someone who can't write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could!

— Brian Lumley

the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.

— Agnes Repplier

A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in…

— Walter Savage Landor