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" I never felt any attraction towards violence. I never tried to express myself through violence. Violence is a language. "

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" A destruction, an annihilation that only man can provoke, only man can prevent. "

" Sometimes I am asked if I know 'the response to Auschwitz; I answer that not only do I not know it, but that I don't even know if a tragedy of this magnitude has a response. "

" Not to transmit an experience is to betray it. "

" I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it. "

" Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another. "

" Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history. "

" For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share. "

" We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. "

" The Bible is not only laws, it's also stories. "

" Some stories are true that never happened. "

" Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins. "

" Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories. "

" I don't like docudramas. Documentaries should not go together with fiction, or half-fiction or quarter-fiction. The two should not go together. They cannot mix. "

" What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically. "

" I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table. "

" Someone who hates one group will end up hating everyone - and, ultimately, hating himself or herself. "

" You would be amazed at the number of doors a Nobel Prize opens. "

" I love teaching. "

" I believe in superstitions. You don't talk about a child who hasn't been born. "

" Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But I am not alone. "

" In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism. "

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

" I would like to see real peace and a state of Israel living peacefully alongside a state of Palestine. "

" Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning. "

" If I were immersed in constant melancholy, I would not be who I am. "

" Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments. "

" That is my major preoccupation, memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it. "

" I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again. "