Kim Harrison Quotes

I'm usually one of these guys analyzing what does happen and putting it in focus and context.

I think naturally you want to judge things.

If you look at our world, it's a world of critique.

I do not understand; I pause; I examine.

All the past is here, present to be tried; let it approve itself if it can.

We are not responding to this instant if we are judging any aspect of it.

It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?

REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work upon a book, and so read out of it/ The qualities that you have first read into it.

Do I pass, Dr. Saunders?

The practice of "reviewing"... in general has nothing in common with the art of criticism.

I don't delve too deep into reviews.

It's funny to be a critic.

I mean, I don't like sitting at a table with seven or eight people asking me questions and kind of listening to what I'm doing - scrutinizing my thoughts and things like that. I just don't like it. I can't understand how anyone would.

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

The present time, together with the past, shall be judged by a great jovialist.

I believe in criticism.

The concept of surveillance is ingrained in our beings. God was the original surveillance camera.

A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.

We planted bugs, microphones, in premises which interested us in the West. We weren't too successful - I would have said unfortunately in former years, but I don't care anymore now.

There is something delicious in finding fault with something.

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at a very small expense

Everything I say and do, I assume that I am being spied on.

Oversight was not meant to be comfortable.

We want to put power to the test of adversarial review.

Everybody spies on everybody.