Self-criticism Pillows

"If I go to the party alone, will I be able to leave when I want? But then, there's always the possibility that I will get stuck talking to someone. I can't shake the problem is me. What if no one else likes me? I'm the only one being critical... The issue is I'm not enough and it's really so huge." "The over thinker"

Herman Mankiewicz

Reading my Critics

Lesser known greek gods,

"Dad, please tell me again about that mass production and consumerism."

That party went well.

Man: 'How cute. He must like the movement.' Cat: 'There are some challenging themes here but little or no dramatic resonance.'

"VP J.D. Vance called Donald: 'cynical asshole,' a 'moral disaster,' a 'total fraud,' an 'idiot,' and suggested he might be 'America’s Hitler.'"

"Never mind, Harry. Just remember, the 'Saturday Review' loved it."

"Maybe I don't like stunning debuts."

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

"Get off the stage and get a copy of 'Studies of Laughter in Interaction'—I think you'll enjoy it."

"Regarding the plot of your novel ... what on earth were you thinking?"

'Right so lets be clear, when you said my book was a turgid reworking of a sad collection of hackneyed ideas you actually meant that it was a groundbreaking work of originality and genius...'

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'The bad news is that our company is bankrupt. The good news is that we're only morally bankrupt.'

Alms Bank

'Mummy, the review of this book was more interesting.'

'You are doing it wrong.'

Suggestions and Cheap Shots.

"The audience is really classy tonight, they are throwing quail eggs."

Sculptor's chippings

Caricature of Noam Chomsky

"It all started when I didn't grow up in a palatial estate."

"My two-year-old actually did paint that."

Art Critics.

"Well, once you get your PhD on 'The Return of the Repressed in Early Jacobean Drama', then we;ll discuss how disappointed you are."

'Typical phallic egocentrism!'

'Nice show but you could use some cartoons.'

"To me..It says Art Council crap regional funding"

"Now on view: Old paintings by dead white men through whenever…"