It doesn't bother me. Sure, everybody wants approval, but I came from the theatre and I've always treasured a remark from there which goes: 'For every six people who love you, there will be half a dozen who loathe you.' The quality of an author's work is not usually determined until after his death. Even Dickens got some pretty bad reviews.
Robert LudlumHate and love are essentially the same in that the person who loves is as easily manipulated as a person who hates
Robert LudlumPerhaps conscience did not always produce cowards. Sometimes it made a man feel better about himself.
Robert Ludlum