It is
impossible to think of a man of any actual force and
originality, universally recognized as having those
qualities, who spent his whole life appraising and
describing the work of other men.
-- H. L. Mencken
1880-1956, American
Editor, Author, Critic, Humorist
Honest
criticism means nothing: what one wants is
unrestrained passion, fire for fire.
-- Henry Miller
1891-1980, American
Author
We
have been educated to such a fine -- or dull --
point that we are incapable of enjoying something
new, something different, until we are first told
what it's all about. We don't trust our five senses;
we rely on our critics and educators, all of whom
are failures in the realm of creation. In short, the
blind lead the blind. It's the democratic way.
-- Henry Miller
1891-1980, American
Author
A
drama critic is a person who surprises the
playwright by informing him what he meant.
-- Wilson Mizner
1876-1933, American
Author
