Jonathan Littell Quotes

• If you were born in a country or at a time not only when nobody comes to kill your wife and your children, but also nobody comes to ask you to kill the wives and children of others, then render thanks to God and go in peace. But always keep this thought in mind: you might be luckier than I, but you’re not a better person.

  Jonathan Littell

  Country, Children, Wife

  Jonathan Littell (2009). “The Kindly Ones: A Novel”, p.20, Harper Collins

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• I have remained someone who believes that the only things indispensable to human life are air, food, drink and excretion, and the search for truth. The rest is optional.

  Jonathan Littell

  Believe, Air, Drink

  Jonathan Littell (2009). “The Kindly Ones: A Novel”, p.5, Harper Collins

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• So what's the most atrocious thing you've seen?" He waved his hand: "Man, of course!

  Jonathan Littell

  Men, Hands, Courses

  Jonathan Littell (2009). “The Kindly Ones”, p.251, Random House

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• Like translation itself, Asymptote is a fluid web reaching out to all sides, bringing texts and readers together, through the most improbable and marvelous of connections.

  Jonathan Littell

  Together, Connections, Sides

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• If you ever managed to make me cry, my tears would sear your face.

  Jonathan Littell

  Tears, Faces, Cry

  Jonathan Littell (2009). “The Kindly Ones: A Novel”, p.16, Harper Collins

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