My assignment is what every writers assignment is: tell the truth of his own time. – Leslie Fiedler
Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays cant identify with him closely as a member of their own generation, and he isnt yet historical. – Leslie Fiedler
Its funny to be a critic. – Leslie Fiedler
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldnt read it the way you read history or science. – Leslie Fiedler
Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question with what the student had really wanted to know. – Leslie Fiedler
I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love. – Leslie Fiedler
I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake. – Leslie Fiedler
When I was 12 years old, someone took me to see Martha Graham. It was nothing like what I thought of as serious dancing and even then I knew I was having a great experience. It was as if somebody was moving through space like no one ever did before. – Leslie Fiedler
I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis. – Leslie Fiedler
