The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.

An enemy who sees the error of his ways ceases to be an enemy.

It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war without end.

My number is 174517; we have been baptized, we will carry the tattoo on our left arm until we die.

Today I think that if for no other reason than that an Auschwitz existed, no one in our age should speak of Providence.

Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument. The memories which lie within us are not carved in stone; not only do they tend to become erased as the years go by, but often they change, or even increase by incorporating extraneous features.

Man is a centaur, a tangle of flesh and mind, divine inspiration and dust.