The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B Quotes

“Lawyers, ah yes, they have courage. But only when it is time to send the bill.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

“I don’t like lawyers, nannie.” “No one likes lawyers, little boy.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

“Who is that man with mommie. These are lawyers. What are lawyers. They are men who look things up in big books.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

“A true Frenchman does not reserve all valour for the battle field but for the dinner table.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

“Ah yes, why are men more fond of dogs than other men.” “Monsieur I think that is perhaps on this occasion out of my arrondissement to answer.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B