On this date in 1928 the writer Elie Wiesel was born. Here are ten quotes from him:
- Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
- The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
- We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
- There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
- Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.
- Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the centre of the universe.
- There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
- I write to understand as much as to be understood.
- If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You," then that will be enough.
- Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write.
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