All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.
In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75
I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.
Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.
In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices