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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Alone Am Choose Despair Look Right Solitude Were World Would I Am

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

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Any Attraction Express Felt Language Myself Never Through Towards Tried Violence

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Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Betray Experience Transmit

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We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Beyond Despair Doing Else Go Somebody Something Something Else Using Working

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It used to be said that when the Baal Shem Tov came into a town, his impact was so strong, he didn't have to speak. His disciples had to dance or to sing or to preach to have the same effect. I think a real messenger, myself or anyone, by the very fact that he is there as a person, as a symbol, could have the same impact.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Anyone Came Could Dance Disciples Effect Fact Had He His Impact Messenger Myself Person Preach Real Said Same Sing Speak Strong Symbol Think Town Used Very I Think

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I love teaching.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Love Teaching I Love

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There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Beginning Between Book Difference Eight Hundred Only Original Pages Result See Six Them Two Very Which You

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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Brings Christians Course Defend Getting Hear Heart History Israel Joy Learned Look Now Order People Says Simply Together

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In any society, fanatics who hate don't hate only me - they hate you, too. They hate everybody.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Any Everybody Fanatics Hate Me Only Society Too Who You

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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Attain Close Does Except Go Knowledge Mean Means Mysticism Philosophy Really Way While You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: September 30th, 1928

Died: July 2nd, 2016

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