"I will go wherever the truth leads me. It is secular scholarship, Rebbe; it is not the scholarship of tradition. In secular scholarship there are no boundaries and no permanently fixed views.—Lurie, if the Torah cannot go out into your world of scholarship and return stronger, then we are all fools and charlatans. I have faith in the Torah. I am not afraid of truth."
Chaim Potok was an American author and rabbi known for novels about Jewish identity and tradition in modern life. His best-known works include The Chosen and My Name Is Asher Lev. Potok's fiction became widely read in both literary and religious communities.