Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them.

The coward makes himself cowardly, the hero makes himself heroic.

Be quiet! Anyone can spit in my face, and call me a criminal and a prostitute. But no one has the right to judge my remorse.

Because the Nazi venom worked its way even into our thoughts, every accurate thought was a conquest; because an all-powerful police sought to force us into silence every word became as precious as a declaration of principle; because we were persecuted, each of our gestures carried the weight of a commitment.

Torture is senseless violence, born in fear... torture costs human lives but does not save them. We would almost be too lucky if these crimes were the work of savages: the truth is that torture makes torturers.

What is not possible is not to choose.

I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.