I found the quote Reggie had Jean read.

"Works of art are of an infinite loneliness and nothing can reach them so little as criticism." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
There are a few variations, like, "Works of art are of an infinite loneliness, and nothing so little as criticism can reach them." Still, I was happy to find it.

"This guy just telephoned a psycho-killer to come down and psycho-kill us!"