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Elie Wiesel Quotes

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain Picture Quote #1

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason Picture Quote #1

I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings Picture Quote #1

Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins Picture Quote #1

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other Picture Quote #1

No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them Picture Quote #1

No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future Picture Quote #1

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. I remember the killers, I remember the victims, even as I struggle to invent a thousand and one reasons to hope Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world Picture Quote #1

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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life Picture Quote #1

That is my major preoccupation, memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it Picture Quote #1

There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them Picture Quote #1

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. The Talmud tells us that by saving a single human being, man can save the world Picture Quote #1

We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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If you ask me what I want to achieve, it's to create an awareness, which is already the beginning of teaching Picture Quote #1

I rarely speak about God. To God yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But open discourse about the qualities of God, about the problems that God imposes, theodicy, no. And yet He is there, in silence, in filigree Picture Quote #1

What is abnormal is that I am normal. That I survived the Holocaust and went on to love beautiful girls, to talk, to write, to have toast and tea and live my life - that is what is abnormal Picture Quote #1

For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile Picture Quote #1

I had anger but never hate. Before the war, I was too busy studying to hate. After the war, I thought, What's the use? To hate would be to reduce myself Picture Quote #1

It's up to you now, and we shall help you - that my past does not become your future Picture Quote #1

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Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing (Elie Wiesel Quotes) 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 (Elie Wiesel Quotes) I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason (Elie Wiesel Quotes) I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory (Elie Wiesel Quotes) 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 (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other (Elie Wiesel Quotes) No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them (Elie Wiesel Quotes) No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions (Elie Wiesel Quotes) 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 (Elie Wiesel Quotes) There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest (Elie Wiesel Quotes) 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 (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. I remember the killers, I remember the victims, even as I struggle to invent a thousand and one reasons to hope (Elie Wiesel Quotes) 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 (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world (Elie Wiesel Quotes) Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life (Elie Wiesel Quotes) That is my major preoccupation, memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it (Elie Wiesel Quotes) There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them (Elie Wiesel Quotes) There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. The Talmud tells us that by saving a single human being, man can save the world (Elie Wiesel Quotes) We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else (Elie Wiesel Quotes) 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 (Elie Wiesel Quotes) If you ask me what I want to achieve, it's to create an awareness, which is already the beginning of teaching (Elie Wiesel Quotes) I rarely speak about God. To God yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But open discourse about the qualities of God, about the problems that God imposes, theodicy, no. And yet He is there, in silence, in filigree (Elie Wiesel Quotes) What is abnormal is that I am normal. That I survived the Holocaust and went on to love beautiful girls, to talk, to write, to have toast and tea and live my life - that is what is abnormal (Elie Wiesel Quotes) For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile (Elie Wiesel Quotes) I had anger but never hate. Before the war, I was too busy studying to hate. After the war, I thought, What's the use? To hate would be to reduce myself (Elie Wiesel Quotes) It's up to you now, and we shall help you - that my past does not become your future (Elie Wiesel Quotes)

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