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{{quote|''"...authors seldom understand what they write. That is why we have critics.''"|'''James Hurst''', on being asked what his short story "The Scarlet Ibis" was about.}}
{{quote|''"The critic on the morning paper said of my first play: "Inept." The critic on the afternoon paper said: "Drivel." Both reviews totally misunderstood the play. The critic on the morning paper said of my second play: "Pretentious." The critic on the afternoon paper said: "Abhorrent." Both reviews totally misunderstood the play. The critic on the morning paper said of my third play: "A Smash Hit!" The critic on the afternoon paper said: "A Triumph!" Both reviews totally misunderstood the play.''
''"They are now misunderstanding to my advantage. In the arts, that's known as success."''|'''Jules Feiffer''' cartoon. }}
{{quote|'''King''': I have nothing with this answer, Hamlet; these words are not mine.
'''Hamlet''': No, nor mine now.|'''[[William Shakespeare]]''''s ''[[Hamlet]]'' }}
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