“What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.”
“The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.”
“Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like - then cultivate it. That's the only part of your work that's individual and worth keeping.”
“Where do you think my new novel is? In the waste basket. I can see myself that it's no good on earth, and when a loving author realizes this, what would be the judgment of a critical public?”
“If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.”
“Feed your mind. Cultivate impressions and opinions. Know what you think.”