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Leslie Fiedler Quotes

I liked Camille Paglia. I liked her even better when I heard her talk Picture Quote #1

The novel is the first art form that is an honest-to-god commodity. That’s what makes it different from both high art and folk art Picture Quote #1

Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein Picture Quote #1

Faulkner sat in our living room and read from Light in August. That was incredible Picture Quote #1

DeLillo never seems committed to me to what he is writing. Very nice surfaces, but he’s got nothing underneath Picture Quote #1

Writers always know whether you like them or not Picture Quote #1

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I admire Ginsberg as a poet, despite the fact that he seems not to know when he is being good and when he is bad. But he will last, or at least those poems will last Picture Quote #1

I’ve been writing about James Fenimore Cooper. He was not a writer. Here was a man who was 30 years old and had never put anything more than his signature on paper Picture Quote #1

I’ve had a tough time with Pynchon. I liked him very much when I first read him. I liked him less with each book. He got denser and more complex in a way that didn’t really pay off Picture Quote #1

Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison’s early books a lot. But she’s really become so much a clone of Faulkner. He did it better Picture Quote #1

One more recent novelist to come along is Cormac McCarthy. Him, I like Picture Quote #1

Raymond Carver is good. I think he’ll be appreciated more and more. He’s an easy writer to imitate Picture Quote #1

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The black situation has changed. They finally realized they’re Americans Picture Quote #1

There are things in American culture that want to wipe the class distinction. Blue jeans. Ready-made clothes. Coca-Cola Picture Quote #1

All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn’t read it the way you read history or science Picture Quote #1

What I really dream of is that somebody would blow everything I’ve done out of the water in a beautiful way, which would clear the way for something better to come along Picture Quote #1

Kafka is still unrecognized. He thought he was a comic writer Picture Quote #1

I gave up writing blurbs because you make one friend and 200 enemies Picture Quote #1

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It’s funny to be a critic Picture Quote #1

I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis Picture Quote #1

What I really dream of is that somebody would blow everything I’ve done out of the water in a beautiful way, which would clear the way for something better to come along Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I love it now that a large minority of people who are handicapped prefer to call themselves crippled. This is all part of the game, like queer theory Picture Quote #1

When somebody asks me what I do, I don’t think I’d say critic. I say writer Picture Quote #1

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The novel is always pop art, and the novel is always dying. That’s the only way it stays alive. It does really die. I’ve been thinking about that a lot Picture Quote #1

The novel doesn’t come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along Picture Quote #1

My assignment is what every writer’s assignment is: tell the truth of his own time Picture Quote #1

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s somebody doing something because I pushed them in that direction Picture Quote #1

I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

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I liked Camille Paglia. I liked her even better when I heard her talk (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) The novel is the first art form that is an honest-to-god commodity. That’s what makes it different from both high art and folk art. (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) Faulkner sat in our living room and read from Light in August. That was incredible (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) DeLillo never seems committed to me to what he is writing. Very nice surfaces, but he’s got nothing underneath (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) Writers always know whether you like them or not (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) I admire Ginsberg as a poet, despite the fact that he seems not to know when he is being good and when he is bad. But he will last, or at least those poems will last (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) I’ve been writing about James Fenimore Cooper. He was not a writer. Here was a man who was 30 years old and had never put anything more than his signature on paper (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) I’ve had a tough time with Pynchon. I liked him very much when I first read him. I liked him less with each book. He got denser and more complex in a way that didn’t really pay off (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison’s early books a lot. But she’s really become so much a clone of Faulkner. He did it better (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) One more recent novelist to come along is Cormac McCarthy. Him, I like (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) Raymond Carver is good. I think he’ll be appreciated more and more. He’s an easy writer to imitate (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) The black situation has changed. They finally realized they’re Americans (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) There are things in American culture that want to wipe the class distinction. Blue jeans. Ready-made clothes. Coca-Cola (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn’t read it the way you read history or science. (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) What I really dream of is that somebody would blow everything I’ve done out of the water in a beautiful way, which would clear the way for something better to come along. (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) Kafka is still unrecognized. He thought he was a comic writer (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) I gave up writing blurbs because you make one friend and 200 enemies (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) It’s funny to be a critic (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) What I really dream of is that somebody would blow everything I’ve done out of the water in a beautiful way, which would clear the way for something better to come along (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) 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 Quotes) I love it now that a large minority of people who are handicapped prefer to call themselves crippled. This is all part of the game, like queer theory (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) When somebody asks me what I do, I don’t think I’d say critic. I say writer (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) The novel is always pop art, and the novel is always dying. That’s the only way it stays alive. It does really die. I’ve been thinking about that a lot (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) The novel doesn’t come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) My assignment is what every writer’s assignment is: tell the truth of his own time (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s somebody doing something because I pushed them in that direction (Leslie Fiedler Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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