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This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.

Elie Wiesel

To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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Death Forget Kill Time
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
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Encouragement Silence Torment
Every Jew, somewhere in his being, should set apart a zone of hate – healthy virile hate – for what the German personifies and for what persists in the German.
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Hate Health Persistence Religious
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
Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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Creation Darkness Light Possible
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
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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Dreams Future Hope Live Man Reflection
Think higher, feel deeper.
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Deep Feeling High One Liner Thinking
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Future Myself Past
I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
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Choice Freedom Myself Suffering
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
In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Beautiful Love Myself Question Word
In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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Beginning Children Dangerous Faith Illusion Trust
No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?
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Appearance Beautiful Contradiction Human Illegal Right Wrong
Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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Cherish Definition Gratitude Happiness Humanity Myself

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