“Adieu, sucky speed-reading critics and reviewers!"Terry Dare, gothic author in Blatty's book "Elsewhere", just before he crosses over.”
“A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote.”
“I never read a book before reviewing it; it prejudices a man so.”
“The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews. ”
“Correction of Earlier Entry: 8/01/12We read over the shoulders of giants; books place us in dialogue not just with an author but with other readers.”
“Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.”