Elie Wiesel

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.

My greatest disappointment is that I believe that those of us who went through the war and tried to write about it, about their experience, became messengers. We have given the message, and nothing changed.

When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

Some stories are true that never happened.

Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.

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

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.

If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, you're a human being.