criticism

old age

is best kept kind --- It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

Be kind and considerate with your criticism. . . . It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.

is what one possesses while genius is what possesses one.

Talent is what you possess... genius is what possesses you. (Malcolm Cowley)

is a person who talks to himself, or better, who talks in himself.