"I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis." ― Leslie Fiedler Topic(s): History More From Leslie Fiedler "It’s funny to be a critic." "I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake." "All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn’t read it the way you read history or science." More In History "One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity."― James Buchan "No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone."― Salma Hayek "There’s only one thing that can kill the movies, and that’s education."― Will Rogers