Brenda Ueland on how strong criticism can murder talent

    The message of The Saunterer’s last post (quoting Luis Leal): be frank in criticizing government. The message of this post: be mild in criticizing individuals, especially writers, artists, and students. Hear Brenda Ueland:

[Strong criticism] is a murderer of talent. And because the most modest and sensitive people are the most talented, having the most imagination and sympathy, these are the very first ones to get killed off. It is the brutal egotists that survive. (Quoted from If You Want to Write, by Brenda Ueland, 1938.)

        For a brief biography of Brenda Ueland, click here.