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 have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis.

— Leslie Fiedler

I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.

— Leslie Fiedler

My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.

— Leslie Fiedler