Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 124 | View more quotes about whereas">Whereas I knew little about such matters, I suspected that a critic was about as useful to a poet as a broken leg to a runner. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 121 | "I think you are right," said Hurtha. |
| 14 | 122 | "A good critic is invaluable to a poet". |
| 14 | 123 | I doubted that. |
| 14 | 124 | Whereas I knew little about such matters, I suspected that a critic was about as useful to a poet as a broken leg to a runner. |
| 14 | 125 | The critic, after all, wants the poet to please him, and a good poet has better things to do. |
| 14 | 126 | "You are my harshest critic," said Hurtha. |
| 14 | 127 | "I know absolutely nothing about poetry," I said. |
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"I think you are right," said Hurtha.
"A good critic is invaluable to a poet".
I doubted that.
Whereas I knew little about such matters, I suspected that a critic was about as useful to a poet as a broken leg to a runner.
The critic, after all, wants the poet to please him, and a good poet has better things to do.
"You are my harshest critic," said Hurtha.
"I know absolutely nothing about poetry," I said.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)