..you do not leave a library; if you do what it wants you to do, you are taking it with you.

But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I knew best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.

Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible.

More people are aware of the consequences of hatred. People are aware. Therefore more people are engaged in fighting ... racism and so forth.

You're at the bottom of the mountain. May you climb up without suffering.

If there is a single theme that dominates all my writings, all my obsessions, it is that of memory-because I fear forgetfulness as much as hatred and death.

The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence.