Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires,… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“There are a thousand and one gates leading into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. We… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, we are led to believe that true words can communicate more than truth, they communicate what life is all about, that… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“His breathing was labored. His eyes were closed. But I was convinced that he was seeing everything. That he was seeing the… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“...Those who know don't talk and those who talk don't know. And even the survivors who have decided to bear witness confirm… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Of course, afterward, I studied [commentary on the Bible by a Rabbi Moshe Dessauer] more closely. But, in truth, it doesn't touch… — 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