Wilfrid Sheed Quote

It is possible that the malice of writers has been overrated (by myself among others). Reading their ruminations on their craft, one sees why this writer could not possibly like that one, would indeed consider him a menace. Literature is a battleground of conflicting faiths, and nobler passions than envy are involved.

"The Interview as Art," p. 209 - The Good Word & Other Words (1978)