There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

He wants to see whether we are capable of overcoming out base instincts, of killing the Satan within ourselves. We have no right to despair. And if he punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that He loves us that much more.

No human being is illegal.

Therefore, all my adult life, since I began my life as an author, or as a teacher, I always try to listen to the victim.

Remember also that it is not knowledge but the yearning for knowledge that makes for a complete, accomplished man. Such a man does not stand still but perseveres in the face of adversity, nor does he remain untouched by the pain cause by absence. On the contrary, he recognizes himself in each cry, uttered or repressed, in the smallest rift, in the most pressing need.

I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance.

Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.