All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Leslie Fiedler on art
I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis. Leslie Fiedler on cool
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 on experience
Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays can't identify with him closely as a member of their own generation, and he isn't yet historical. Leslie Fiedler on funny
I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake. Leslie Fiedler on funny
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Leslie Fiedler on history
I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love. Leslie Fiedler on love
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Leslie Fiedler on science
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 on teacher
My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time. Leslie Fiedler on truth