Top 5 Quotes by Jonathan Littell

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

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

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

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

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