Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.
John UpdikeMen emerge pale from the little printing plant at four sharp, ghosts for an instant, blinking, until the outdoor light overcomes the look of constant indoor light clinging to them.
John UpdikeThe measure of artistic merit is the length to which a writer is willing to go in following his own compulsions.
John Updike