In the old days of literature, only the very thick-skinned - or the very brilliant - dared enter the arena of literary criticism. To criticise a person's work required equal measures of erudition and wit, and inferior critics were often the butt of satire and ridicule.
More Quotes by Joanne Harris
For me, the magic of Hawaii comes from the stillness, the sea, the stars.
A little tantrum in real life seems so much bigger online.
From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice.
Online communities are an expression of loneliness.
I'm incapable of hiding my feelings when I'm around someone I don't like.
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.