Every moment is a new beginning.
ELIE WIESELMy faith is a wounded faith, but my life is not without faith. I didn’t divorce God, but I’m quarrelling and arguing and questioning, it’s a wounded faith.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason.
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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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.
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I was there when God was put on trial. At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than ‘guilty’. It means ‘He owes us something’. Then we went to pray.
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What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.
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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Every single human being is a unique human being. And, therefore, it’s so criminal to do something to that human being, because he or she represents humanity.
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There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
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We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.
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Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
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Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.
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