Association Quote by William S. Burroughs

One cannot review a bad book without showing off.

— W. H. Auden

“I never can understand why people take the time to leave a negative review on a book or piece of artwork. There are other…

— KL Adams

Yea, there is no way you can get away from critics. It's all over the net. Sometimes it's useful to read things, good or…

— Alexandre Desplat

I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's…

— Darryl Pinckney

Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think…

— Duke Ellington

“Besides,” said Mr Norrell, “I really have no desire to write reviews of other people's books. Modern publications upon magic are the most pernicious…

— Susanna Clarke

“When dealing with critics always remember this: Critics judge things based on what is outside of their content of understanding.”

— Shannon L. Alder

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to…

— Toni Morrison

“Positive reviews are energizing. Negative reviews are teaching moments and the writer must pay attention, gleaning what is helpful and ignoring the personal jabs.”

— Liz Cowan

“Honest Book reviews done by skilled reviewers helps Authors a lot to work hard and come up with an optimum out come.....”

— Sanjeev K. Sharma

“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

“Critics are important. They give us the reasons, knowingly or unknowingly, not to fall, slumber or deviate from our true purpose . If only…

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah