If there's one thing I can't stand, it's somebody doing something because I pushed them in that direction. Leslie Fiedler directionpushstand Change image and share on social
Critics? How do they happen? I know how it happened to me. I would send a poem or story to a magazine and they would say this doesn't suit our needs precisely but on the other hand you sound interesting. Would you be interested in doing a review? Leslie Fiedler critichandhappen share on social
There are things in American culture that want to wipe the class distinction. Blue jeans. Ready-made clothes. Coca-Cola. Leslie Fiedler americanblueclass Change image and share on social
The reason Saul Bellow doesn't talk to me anymore is because he knows his new novels are not worth reading. Leslie Fiedler anymorebellownovel Change image and share on social
Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein. Leslie Fiedler frailgertrudehemingway Change image and share on social
I think Henry Miller has had huge influence not because he wrote about sex, but because the memoir or the nonfiction novel has become such a monumental force in American publishing, if not in literature. Leslie Fiedler americanforcehenry share on social
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 closelyfunnygeneration Change image and share on social
Jane Austen is at the end of the line that begins with Samuel Richardson, which takes wonder and magic out of the novel, treats not the past but the present. Leslie Fiedler austenbeginend Change image and share on social
I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist. Leslie Fiedler criticfiremanlife Change image and share on social
