Criticism is an alluring substitute for creation, because tearing
things down, unlike building them up, really is as easy as falling off a stump. It's blissfully simple to strike a savvy, sophisticated pose by attacking someone else's creations, but the old adage is right: Any fool can burn down a barn. Building one is something else again.


The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life (ed. Harmony, 2008) - ISBN: 9780307453143

Martha Beck Quotes

Criticism is an alluring substitute for creation, because tearing things down, unlike building them up, really is as easy as falling off a stump....

Criticism is an alluring substitute for creation, because tearing things down, unlike building them up, really is as easy as falling off a stump....

Criticism is an alluring substitute for creation, because tearing things down, unlike building them up, really is as easy as falling off a stump....

Criticism is an alluring substitute for creation, because tearing things down, unlike building them up, really is as easy as falling off a stump....