Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe. Elie Wiesel Men
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. Elie Wiesel Car
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing. Elie Wiesel Friendship
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude. Elie Wiesel Attitude
For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. Elie Wiesel Time
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. Elie Wiesel Time
In any society, fanatics who hate don't hate only me - they hate you, too. They hate everybody. Elie Wiesel Society
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. Elie Wiesel Society
For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. Elie Wiesel Smile
I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason. Elie Wiesel Anger
I'm a teacher and a writer; my life is words. When I see the denigration of language, it hurts me, and it's easy to denigrate a word by trivializing it. Elie Wiesel Teacher
Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments. Elie Wiesel Religion
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe. Elie Wiesel Women
Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning. Elie Wiesel Learning
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 Knowledge
I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason. Elie Wiesel Faith
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other. Elie Wiesel Peace