Literary Critic

Famous quotes containing the words literary critic, literary and/or critic:

“I have misplaced the Van Allen belt
the sewers and the drainage,
the urban renewal and the suburban centers.
I have forgotten the names of the literary critics.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

“The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does “fame” become, especially of the literary sort. This species of “fame” a waggish acquaintance says can be manufactured to order, and sometimes is so manufactured.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)