"It is so easy to condemn," said he, continuing the thread of his thoughts. "I know no life that must be so delicious as that of a writer for newspapers, or a leading member of the opposition—to thunder forth accusations against men in power; to show up the worst side of everything that is produced; to pick holes in every coat; to be indignant, sarcastic, jocose, moral, or supercilious; to damn with faint praise, or crush with open calumny! What can be so easy as this when the critic has to be responsible for nothing? Trollope, Anthony. Barchester Towers (Kindle Locations 2916-2919). Kindle Edition. Trollope, Anthony. Barchester Towers (Kindle Locations 2915-2916). Kindle Edition.

— Trollope, Anthony  

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