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.
From Elie Wiesel
If I were immersed in constant melancholy, I would not be who I am.
Someone who hates one group will end up hating everyone - and, ultimately, hating himself or herself.
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.
Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds.
I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance.
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