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8 quotes by Louis Begley

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I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it lives - are... →

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If a comparative-literature major had existed at Harvard College for undergraduates I would have surely gone in that direction.

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I have no interest in writing confessions, in deliberately baring myself to my readers. I prefer to remain behind a screen.

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As you know, I am a novelist, and I really want to write novels. But I knew enough about the Dreyfus case to understand immediately why what happened... →

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I may well do some more polemical writing, if a subject that fires me up comes along. Apart from that possibility, I would like to continue to tell... →

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I think I am less self-assured when I write English than I would be if I were writing in my first language. I have to test each sentence over and... →

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In legal practice, in the representation of clients, I have always felt deeply engaged, serene, and not all inclined to stand aside. I have always... →

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My views about the safety of Jews in the world have not been changed by the work on the Dreyfus affair or, for that matter, by the work I did on... →

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