Criticism Quote by William Logan

“Throughout their whole existence men are blind; So, Faust, be thou like them at last.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Every man is his own Mephistopheles, don’t you think?”

— Clive Barker

“Yes, but if you have difficulty deciphering my sesquipedalian language, then you must be even more intimidated by my magnitudious appearance.”

— Peggy Christian

“Whatever you can do or think you can begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Goethe.”

— Nesta Tuomey

“Have no delusions of grandeur or plotting schemes. Have flawless confidence because you are worthy and sacred.”

— Donna Goddard

“And don’t forget, if you are very intelligent but load yourself with bad characters, nobody will follow you.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

“FAUSTUS. To have fooled the philosopher. MAGUS. One finds, in my profession, sir, the greater the intellect, the more ease in its misdirection. FAUSTUS.…

— David Mamet

“It's a rare man who is taken for what he truly is," he said. "There is much misjudgment in the world. Now, I knew…

— Peter S. Beagle

“If he said anything to me, I would gather the sentences like a shell seeker.”

— David Levithan

“There is a thin line of me, wavering and not strong, that wants to learn the language of beasts and water and night.”

— Jeanette Winterson

“I grant you that, if you'll admit, as I do, that we are pawns of an unknown force that lives within us that dictates…

— Jean Cocteau

“I didn't ask for this role, but I'll play it. Now go do your best. Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your…

— Elaine Miller