Quotes about Literary critic

30 quotes about Literary critic

Raves to Right WordsThey are the experts in literary works. I trust them from morning to dusk. I thank you for all that you do. The autumn season is in full swing herd. Leaves are falling everywhere. I find peace that God grant me through...

Quote by Eleanor R. Hampton about literary critic

I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, ...

I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene.

Quote by Harold Bloom about literary critic

I have never believed that the critic is the rival of the...

I have never believed that the critic is the rival of the poet, but I do believe that criticism is a genre of literature or it does not exist.

Quote by Harold Bloom about literary critic

The first epics were intended for recitation; the...

The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about literary critic

I've always been surprised at the degree of success of The Mirror and the Lamp and duration of esteem for it. I had no reason to expect in 1953 that it would appeal to more than a specialized group interested in literary criticism.

Quote by M. H. Abrams about literary critic

The literary culture, if you examine it, the high literary culture is that which preserves the government and you know it's really the talk for those who have.

Quote by Kathy Acker about literary critic

I'm a critic, man, I'm really hard on people, but when I...

I'm a critic, man, I'm really hard on people, but when I listen to Omar I just listen. He's like medicine, I feel like I can be healed.

Quote by Erykah Badu about literary critic

A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions...

A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about literary critic

My literary success meant nothing to me.

My literary success meant nothing to me.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about literary critic

What I did initially was, on the whole, literary and...

What I did initially was, on the whole, literary and romantic.

Quote by Julie Christie about literary critic

I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read.

Quote by Jackie Collins about literary critic

No critic writing about a film could say more than the...

No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.

Quote by Federico Fellini about literary critic

Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually...

Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually to be a part of it is enormously flattering.

Quote by Colin Firth about literary critic

The critic should describe, and not prescribe.

The critic should describe, and not prescribe.

Quote by Eugen Ionescu about literary critic

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all...

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about literary critic

I've been a fan of Stephen Hunter, film critic at the...

I've been a fan of Stephen Hunter, film critic at the Washington Post, for some time. I've always found his reviews to be helpful guides to films.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about literary critic

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are. d

Quote by Sara Paretsky about literary critic

One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has...

Quote by Walter Pater about literary critic

What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.

Quote by Walter Pater about literary critic

Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always...

Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say good or bad.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about literary critic

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