“Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.”
“I've been all over the world and I've never seen a statue of a critic.”
“Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work. --Ezra Pound”
“Every man of character will have that character questioned. Every man of honor and courage will be faced with unjust criticism, but never forget that unjust criticism has no impact whatsoever upon the truth. And the only sure way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and be nothing.”
“Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning give it serious thought and attention, then you will never improve.”
“In literary criticism the critic has no choice but to make over the victim of his attention into something the size and shape of himself.”