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 Franz Kafka for the book on him I published… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
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… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
I have no interest in writing confessions, in deliberately baring myself to my readers. I prefer to remain behind a screen. — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
If a comparative-literature major had existed at Harvard College for undergraduates I would have surely gone in that direction. — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it lives -… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
As you know, I am a novelist, and I really want to write novels. But I knew enough about the Dreyfus case to understand… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
My views about the safety of Jews in the world have not been changed by the work on the Dreyfus affair or, for that… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
In legal practice, in the representation of clients, I have always felt deeply engaged, serene, and not all inclined to stand aside. I have… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
I may well do some more polemical writing, if a subject that fires me up comes along. Apart from that possibility, I would like… — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
I'm not ashamed to admit that occasionally I've found myself aroused by my own depictions of sex. — Louis Begley Copy Share Image
