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

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.

Lighting a cigarette with a sense of achievement for company made the journey worth it.

Service is the highest form of worship.

What is it with you and that book?"Rafael laughed. "We have a personal relationship.

He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness.

Life is difficult for those who have the daring to first set out on an unknown road. The avant-garde always has a bad time of it.

As long as you're working, you stay young.

When you're walking through the darkness, you can't depend on anything or anyone else to light your way. You have to rely on whatever sparks you've got inside you. Or you're going to get lost.

Our relationship with Nature... best way of forging this relationship... be a pilgrim and not a tourist on Planet Earth

Jews wait for the Lord, Protestants sing hymns to him, Catholics say mass and eat him.

These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume