Louis Begley Quotes

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

Louis Begley

#2. 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 stories so long as I have stories to tell.

Louis Begley

#3. I'm not ashamed to admit that occasionally I've found myself aroused by my own depictions of sex.

Louis Begley

#4. 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 done whatever needed to be done, and have usually gotten my way.

Louis Begley

#5. Compassion can be learned through example

Renae A. Sauter

#6. I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it lives - are vulnerable wherever the rule of law is not paramount.

Louis Begley

#7. [ ... ] love is much stronger than your fault could ever be.

Wm. Paul Young

#8. When I relentlessly pursue Christ, I put all my faith in Him to be able to play well and lead my team. With His power, we are able to pursue and play for His glory. We want to go out and show the world that Christ lives.

Marcus Mariota

#9. 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 a year before the Dreyfus book appeared.

Louis Begley

#10. The key to happiness is...
...to hide the damn key in a place that only you can access.

Mansi Laus Deo

#11. As I'm not currently being chased, I see no need to run.

Chloe Neill

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

Louis Begley

#13. I'll have you know I am more than my six-pack.

Tellulah Darling

#14. 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 introduced some element that isn't English.

Louis Begley