Friday 30 September 2016

30 September: Elie Wiesel

On this date in 1928 the writer Elie Wiesel was born. Here are ten quotes from him:


  1. Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
  2. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
  3. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
  4. There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
  5. Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.
  6. 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.
  7. There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
  8. I write to understand as much as to be understood.
  9. If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You," then that will be enough.
  10. Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write.

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