Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.
Elie WieselCertain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside.
Elie WieselOur obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
Elie WieselIt has become increasingly clear that Hungarian authorities are encouraging the whitewashing of tragic and criminal episodes in Hungary's past, namely the wartime Hungarian governments' involvement in the deportation and murder of hundreds of thousands of its Jewish citizens. I found it outrageous that the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly could participate in a ceremony honoring a Hungarian fascist ideologue
Elie Wiesel