I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
Elie WieselDid I write it so as not to go mad or, on the contrary, to go mad in order to understand the nature of madness?
Elie WieselI'd almost say hope isn't what it used to be. It's very difficult today to be a teacher. I speak to children. And tell them, look, no matter what, you must have hope. You must. When I invoke Camus, who said when there is no hope, you must invent hope. . .hope is something that is not what God gives us. It's like peace. It's a gift that one can give to one another. Only another person can push me to despair. And only another person can push me to hope. Its my choice.
Elie WieselFirst we must understand that there can be no life without risk - and when our center is strong, everything else is secondary, even the risks.
Elie Wiesel