Literary criticism Quotes

"The critic who doesn't make out a case is only an intelligent reader for himself; he is not a critic"

"A movie script is a barebones thing, and publishing a novel is like opening yourself up for criticism and analysis"

"The writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads."

"Classic: a book which people praise and don't read."

"Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby."

"One of the malfunctions of literary criticism is that it tends to create clothing patterns and then cut these patterns up to create garments. But that’s destroyed the books."