Man asks and God replies but we don't understand his replies because they dwell in the depths of our souls and remain there until we die.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

When that little clock on my wall says “Olaotan! Olaotan!! Olaotan!!! It’s half past time to write”, I only have three things at my disposal: A pen, A piece of paper, and a crowded mind.

Just because we have birds inside is, we don't have to be cages.

Today’s warm houses will be the cold ruins in the very distant future!

We only get either A Lesson or A Miracle.

We don't attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to be true in the moment.

It’s as much a writer’s concern, who is responsible to his readers for all the books written before him as well as those which will be written after him.

Never hesitate to take what you think are small things to God; after all, EVERYTHING is small to God.

I knew that if I was going to write a book, I was going to have to read one, too.

Very often, you know, you stop walking because you say, 'Well, I'm tired of climbing this hill. I'm never going to get to the top.' And you're only two steps from the top.

I improvised my life along the way - I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.