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

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Amazed Doors Nobel Nobel Prize Number Opens Prize Would You

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

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Book Home Jewish Recall Table Without

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In Jewish history there are no coincidences.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Coincidences History Jewish

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

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Enrich Glorify Kingdom Major Memory Preoccupation Protect Serve Want

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For me, every hour is grace.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Every Grace Hour Me

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I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Believe Endeavor Equipped Must Mysticism Serious Tell Very You I Believe

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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Bible Coffee Handle Instant Learned Lot Must Mysticism Prophets Tradition Until Wait

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When I was young I lost everything.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Everything Lost Young

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

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Believe Jew Must Receive Share Tradition Whatever I Believe I Believe That

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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Am Answer Asked Auschwitz Even Know Magnitude Only Response Sometimes Tragedy I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: September 30th, 1928

Died: July 2nd, 2016

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