“Some stories are true that never happened.”
Imagination
“Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.”
FutureAll Quotes by Elie Wiesel
“What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.”
Knowledge“Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.”
Death“No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.”
Dreams“Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.”
Truth“In Jewish history there are no coincidences.”
History“Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.”
Hope“I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it.”
Faith“Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.”
Death“Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.”
God“I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.”
Home“After all, God is God because he remembers.”
God“I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.”
Death“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”
Love“Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But I am not alone.”
Alone“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
Time“Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.”
Experience“Peace is our gift to each other.”
Peace“I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.”
Anger“Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other.”
Peace