How wonderful it was to love something without the compromise of language.
Jim HarrisonRead
I think the trouble with artists or chefs who whine about criticism is that if you love the good reviews, you have to at least read the bad ones.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Artists and chefs must be open to both praise and criticism to grow and improve.
Jim Harrison emphasizes that criticism is an integral part of being an artist or a chef. If one enjoys the positive feedback from good reviews, it is essential to also acknowledge and learn from the negative feedback, as both are vital for artistic growth and self-improvement.
Themes
CriticismArtistsGrowthFeedbackSelf-Improvement
In practice
Example use cases
In an art workshop, to encourage students, the instructor might say, 'As Jim Harrison reminds us, we must embrace all feedback on our work.'
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Fiction writers tend to err either making people more than they are or less than they are. I'd rather err on the side of the former.
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Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy... or they become legend.
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I work every morning, all morning, sometimes in the afternoons. Then sometimes I hunt in the afternoons - quail, doves, grouse up north - but just to stay alive, because writers die from their lifestyle but also from their lack of movement.
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