“ I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art. Kamand Kojouri
“ Lambhood and tigerishness may be found in either gender, and in the same individual at different times. Margaret Atwood
“ The only time I've ever learned anything from a review was when wrote a piece in the Guardian about my second novel, . He said that, together with the previous novel, it represented a diptych about t… Colm Toibin
“ Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: 'My brilliance is possibly most apparent in my dazzling short story, The Cookiepants Hy… Connie Willis
“ It's rather disconcerting to sit around a table in a critique of someone else's work, only to realize that the antagonist in the story is none other than yourself, and no one present thinks you're a v… Michelle Richmond
“ There is something essentially ridiculous about critics, anyway: what is good is good without our saying so, and beneath all our majesty we know this. Randall Jarrell
“ A critic must be knowledgeable in several fields, practices, and mediums. Brushing off art that they personally don't understand, is not a critique. Justin K. McFarlane Beau
“ Happiness, after all, is generally measured as reported satisfaction with one's life - a state of mind perhaps more accessible to those who are affluent, who conform to social norms, who suppress judg… Barbara Ehrenreich
“ When I took over as chair of the fashion program, I was horrified that only the faculty member was allowed to speak in a critique. I'm talking about perfectly nurturing teachers. But the rule was ther… Tim Gunn
