What would the future of man be if it were devoid of memory? Elie Wiesel More Quotes by Elie Wiesel More Quotes From Elie Wiesel People become the stories they hear and the stories they tell. Elie Wiesel storiespeople Peace is our gift to each other. Elie Wiesel humanitygivingpeace I told him that I did not believe that they could burn people in our age, that humanity would never tolerate it . . . Elie Wiesel humanitybelievepeople Terrorism must be outlawed by all civilized nations not explained or rationalized, but fought and eradicated. Nothing can, nothing will justify the murder of innocent people and helpless children. Elie Wiesel civilized-nationschildrenpeople In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism. Elie Wiesel traditioncoffeewaiting When you listen to a witness, you become a witness. Elie Wiesel witness There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them. Elie Wiesel eightwritingbook For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Elie Wiesel holocaustbearswar I shall always remember that smile. From what world did it come from? Elie Wiesel rememberworld For me, every hour is grace. Elie Wiesel hoursgrace There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win. Elie Wiesel successinspirationallife I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance. Elie Wiesel remembranceprinciplesmemories I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both. Elie Wiesel destinybookpeople What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically. Elie Wiesel philosophymeanknowledge Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. Elie Wiesel concernsufferingmen 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. Elie Wiesel hatemenchildren No human being is illegal. Elie Wiesel illegalhuman-beingshumans It is by his freedom that a man knows himself, by his sovereignty over his own life that a man measures himself. Elie Wiesel sovereigntyfreedommen Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. Elie Wiesel inspiringmemoriescivilization This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story - and perhaps into a prayer. Elie Wiesel rolestearsprayer
