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Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.

Elie Wiesel

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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Creation Darkness Light Possible
Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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Change Life Protection World
One person of integrity can make a difference.
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Difference Integrity Oneself Person
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Ash Dreams Forget God Moments Murder
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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Feeling Myself Understand Writing
Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.
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Education Hate Repeat Violence
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.
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Angry Bite Cry Day Lips Wait
Every moment is a new beginning.
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Beginning Moments Perspective Time
You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.
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God Mystery Oneself Religious Return Shaking
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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Himself Place Refugee Time
But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I knew best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.
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Better Country Inspirational Myself Start World
This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
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Pain Prayer Role Tears Writing
We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves.
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Adult Choice Deserve Hope Ourselves Suffering Ugly Violence
Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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Forever Oneself Place Question
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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Despair Myself Rejection Remember Responsibility

Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.

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