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If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it's what they want to hear or not.

I've learned that no matter what I do, people are going to have their opinions.

Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.

Everybody can, you know, go online, read about something, and have an opinion about something.

They might object to some of my opinions, but they don't object to my behavior as a judge.

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be.

There used to be that you only had four or five critics that you would look to for intelligent conversation, but now there are millions of people who can just press 'send,' and everyone's got an opinion even if no one cares what they say. It makes things a little bit tougher.

People who've read my reviews know my tastes, know how I approach a book, know my background. I can write with believable authority. It doesn't mean I'm always right.

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.

There are people, radio talk show hosts, those kind of people, it's their job to only have one opinion, they can't tell you about their feelings. They have to go with what pays their bills.