“Read as little as possible of literary criticism - such things are either partisan opinions, which have become petrified and meaningless, hardened and empty of life, or else they are just clever word-games, in which one view wins today, and tomorrow the opposite view. Works of art are of an infinite solitude, and no means of approach is so useless as criticism.” MeanLittlesArtTodayGamesWinningViewsOpinionTomorrowSolitudeApproachCriticismEmptyOppositesInfiniteCleverUselessWorks Of ArtMeaninglessPartisansHardenedLiterary CriticismToday And Tomorrow Author:Rainer Maria Rilke
“Mother Teresas detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans destitution and of coercing conversion from the defenseless. In the context of lost causes, Mother Teresa took on battles she knew she could win. Taken together, it seems to me, the criticisms of her work do not undermine or topple her overall achievement.” SeemsTogetherMotherWinningLostCausesTakenBattleAchievementCriticismConversionAccusedDefenselessTeresaLost Cause Author:Bharati Mukherjee
“The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. 'Bigots,' 'intolerant,' 'hateful' - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when we are winning debates and scoring points against liberals.” ChristianWinningReligiousCriticismDebateLabelsHatefulBigotsScoring Points Author:Kay Coles James
“We cannot hope to win the ideological battle against Islam without criticism of Islam, it is essential that we continue to criticize Islam.” WinningBattleEssentialsCriticismIslamCriticizeIdeological Author:Ibn Warraq