My teachers [ had the most impact in my life]. Of course, my father and grandfather, but after my family, my teachers.

Man walks the moon but his soul remains riveted to earth. Once upon a time it was the opposite.

I was convinced that hatred among nations and among people perished in Auschwitz. It didn't. The victims died but the haters are still here.

Just as there are predatory birds, so there are predatory ideas: I came under their spell. . . .Just as the survivors say that no one will ever understand the victims, what I must tell you is that you will never understand the executioners.

[Moishe] explained to me, with great emphasis, that every question possessed a power that was lost in the answer.... And why do you pray, Moishe?' I asked him. I pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real questions.

What would the future of man be if it were devoid of memory?

Some stories are true that never happened.