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Malcolm Cowley
American
Critic
About the author
They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.
Malcolm Cowley,
American
Critic
#Mind
Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.
Malcolm Cowley,
American
Critic
#Life
#Age
Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens.
Malcolm Cowley,
American
Critic
#Distrust
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
Malcolm Cowley,
American
Critic
#Criticism
It would have been the equivalent of Jackson Pollock's attempts to copy the Sistine Chapel.
Malcolm Cowley,
American
Critic
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
Malcolm Cowley,
American
Critic
#Talent
#Genius