For me, every hour is grace.

I think so. 9/11 has been a turning point in American history, there's no doubt about that.

[Moses] Mendelssohn was a religious Jew. I felt sorry for him.

I am not so naïve as to believe that this slim volume will change the course of history or shake the conscience of the world. Books no longer have the power they once did. Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow.

Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.

Life is really fascinated only by death. It vibrates only when it comes in contact with death.

We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything--death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, we were the only men on earth.