“If you love my work, you are a good critic. If you do not love my work, you are a 'not good' critic.”
“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.”
“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?”
“To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.”
“A work of art is an act of love. Critics are crab lice.”
“If he lacks verbal expression of it, you may find his love profoundly in his works, deeds and creativity; so recognize rather than criticize.”