"It is a fallacy to think that carping is the strongest form of criticism: the important work begins after the artist's mistakes have been pointed out, and the reviewer can't put it off indefinitely with sneers, although some neophytes might be tempted to try: "When in doubt, stick out your tongue" is a safe rule that never cost one any readers. But there's nothing strong about it, and it has nothing to do with the real business of criticism, which is to do justice to the best work of one's time, so that nothing gets lost."

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Source : "Essays in Disguise" by Wilfrid Sheed, Knopf, (pp. xvi-xvii), 1990.

Wilfrid Sheed

#Strong Quotes #Real Quotes #Mistake Quotes

“My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.”
“I used to hold a fiery wind and I tried to determine the direction where poetry would fly.”

Source : Alda Merini (2016). “Love Lessons: Selected Poems of Alda Merini”, p.99, Princeton University Press
“Sometimes fake laughing is hard once you've done a scene 18 times. I don't want to brag, but I have a reputation for being very, very good at that. It's funny finding what's challenging about acting as you go.”
“A sailor's joys are as simple as a child's.”

Source : Bernard Moitessier (1995). “The Long Way”, p.13, Sheridan House, Inc.
“Follow your heart and you won't get lost.”

Source : Song: Follow Your Heart, Album: Hope for the Hopeless, 2008
“Absent in body, but present in spirit.”
“I collect antiques. Why? Because they're beautiful.”
“A person has to be strong in life. A person must practice strength, even if they don't feel it.”

Source : Ann Rinaldi (2001). “Girl in Blue”, p.207, Scholastic Inc.

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