wiesel Quotes

“Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.”

“Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.”

“I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.”

“Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.”

“Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.”

“Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.”

“I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.”

“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.”

“I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it.”

“It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.”