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 FiedlerI never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist.
Leslie FiedlerThe reason Saul Bellow doesn't talk to me anymore is because he knows his new novels are not worth reading.
Leslie Fiedler