“In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information....” — Pauline Kael Quote

“In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.”

“A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is.”

“I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.”

“When I give talks like the one I'm going to give at the Changing Advertising Summit, one of the points I often make to the audience is that I'm not one of those speakers who stands in front of the audience and pontificates - everything I talk about I'm actually doing myself. I'm living it.”

“Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.”

“Kindle Singles is publishing on skates. It prints like lightning; our book meets readers in hours. I've spent so many years waiting for publishers to consider whether they wanted to print a book of mine, making contracts, taking months to fit it into the Fall list or the Spring list, fitting it into an advertising plan.”