Every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment -… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
A man who is fighting for the future of mankind is not waiting for torture, he's waiting for -- the Revolution. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“Why do you pray?" he asked me, after a moment. Why did I pray? A strange question. Why did I live? Why… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“When you die and go to heaven our maker is not going to ask, 'why didn't you discover the cure for such… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. We know that every moment… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I believe in God--in spite of God! I believe in Mankind--in spite of Mankind! I believe in the Future--in spite of the… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I wanted to come back to Sighet to tell you the story of my death. So that you could prepare yourselves while… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Oh, it is not death that frightens me, but the impossibility of imparting some meaning to my past. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I would not like to draw analogies, with the past.Governments, leaders, intellectuals, mainly intellectuals who should know the ethical dimensions, are so… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
From time immemorial, people have talked about peace without achieving it. Do we simply lack enough experience? Though we talk peace, we… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“I don't know whether or not we'll meet again, Gregor. I could, with an effort, look into the future, but the time's… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
One more stab to the heart, one more reason to hate. One less reason to live. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
[Chinese] are a huge empire now, you'll soon be - in a few years two billion people in the world. So, you should be… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Did I write it so as not to go mad or, on the contrary, to go mad in order to understand the nature of… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Take the story of Cain and Abel. Why were we given that story? Scientifically, you may have an explanation for it, but I'm not… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria... — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I think this century more than any other really has seen the phenomenon of people being uprooted in such numbers, such a degree. They… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
His cold eyes stared at me. At last, he said wearily: "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image