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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 over to be sure that it's right, that I haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/i-think-i-am-less-self-assured-when-i-write-english-than-i-would-be/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

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## More by Louis Begley

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/i-think-i-am-less-self-assured-when-i-write-english-than-i-would-be/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [I have no interest in writing confessions, in deliberately baring myself to my readers. I prefer to remain behind a screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/i-have-no-interest-in-writing-confessions-in-deliberately-baring/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [If a comparative-literature major had existed at Harvard College for undergraduates I would have surely gone in that direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/if-a-comparative-literature-major-had-existed-at-harvard-college-for/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it lives -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/i-think-that-jews-because-they-are-a-distinct-gifted-and-successful/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [As you know, I am a novelist, and I really want to write novels. But I knew enough about the Dreyfus case to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/as-you-know-i-am-a-novelist-and-i-really-want-to-write-novels-but-i/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [My views about the safety of Jews in the world have not been changed by the work on the Dreyfus affair or, for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/my-views-about-the-safety-of-jews-in-the-world-have-not-been-changed/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [In legal practice, in the representation of clients, I have always felt deeply engaged, serene, and not all inclined to stand aside. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/in-legal-practice-in-the-representation-of-clients-i-have-always-felt/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [I may well do some more polemical writing, if a subject that fires me up comes along. Apart from that possibility, I would like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/i-may-well-do-some-more-polemical-writing-if-a-subject-that-fires-me/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

> [I'm not ashamed to admit that occasionally I've found myself aroused by my own depictions of sex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-begley/i-m-not-ashamed-to-admit-that-occasionally-i-ve-found-myself-aroused/)

[Louis Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-begley/)

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