“I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.”
Home
“Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.”
DeathAll Quotes by Elie Wiesel
“Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.”
Death“Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.”
Death“Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history.”
History“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“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“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.”
Friendship“No human race is superior no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.”
Faith“Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.”
Alone“In Jewish history there are no coincidences.”
History“Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.”
Experience“No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.”
Dreams“Some stories are true that never happened.”
Imagination“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“Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.”
God“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
Time“Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.”
Future“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.”
Religion“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“It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.”
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