Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
Elie WieselBe careful with words, they're dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It's up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words
Elie WieselI remember when I heard the words "Biblical criticism" in my town, it was with disdain: "Biblical criticism? How dare you?".
Elie WieselI pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions.
Elie WieselIt's easier to be conformist naturally; it's easier except for those who don't like conformism.
Elie WieselMy approach is not a scientific approach. For that, we have greater minds than mine. My approach is: I am in the possession of a text, it has survived so many centuries, and it is my task, my pleasure, to try to decipher it and find all the things that have been said about these few words by generations and generations of commentators. That is what I'm doing. I don't innovate anything. I'm just repeating.
Elie Wiesel