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"I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen."

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"I suspect that most authors don't really want criticism, not even constructive criticism. They want straight-out, unabashed, unashamed, fulsome, informed, naked praise, arriving by the shipload every fifteen minutes or so."

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"There is no such thing as constructive criticism. There is constructive advice, constructive guidance, constructive counsel, encouragement, suggestion, and instruction. Criticism, however, is not constructive but a destructive means of faultfinding that cripples all parties involved. Don't be fooled into thinking otherwise."

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"Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity."

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"Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments."

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"Neither worse then nor better is a thing made by being praised."

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"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."

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"But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?"

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"The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book."

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"I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about."

Being

"Is the New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? Of course it is."

Liberal

"If there had been three public editors before me, the body might have absorbed it a little bit better."

Body

"I'm afraid we'll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars."

Time

"I think on civilian casualties they could do more. It's actually something I've discussed with the editors involved. They're aware of it, and I'm hopeful that there will be more reporting on that."

Accountability

"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."

Enemy

"The Times' new credibility committee report that was issued on Monday very specifically said they will be putting in a policy that reporters must get permission from their department heads to appear on television, which I think is a really good thing."

Policy

"But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper."

Liberal

"Now I worry. If people ended up liking me, did I do the job wrong? So I decided they didn't end up liking me - they ended up being able to deal with me."

People

"That first week, I also went to Washington. That was really tough. I sympathize with those Washington figures who have to face 40 Times Washington bureau reporters. They ask hard questions and they're relentless. And they were quite suspicious and quite dubious about me."

Skepticism