Creativity is contagious. And so is banality. Criticism is an art in itself. Don’t let the dullness around destroy the creativity within. T.S. Eliot said, honest criticism and sensitive appreciation is directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry. Good to remember… - Elif Shafak
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. - Anton Chekhov
It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror. - Jean Lorrain
Write or perish in the banality of mediocrity! - Thomas K. Matthews
A story is a really weird art object that should contain life but not be enslaved by the banality. - George Saunders