Some events do take place but are not true; others are, although they never occurred.

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.

If a muscleman like Hukum can write a poem, everyone can.

I'm a little vague on the details but aren't doughnuts just the most marvellous thing to ever come out of organised religion?

I think 'Hail to the Chief' needs a little bit fresher sound. I might put some gospel beats in 'Hail to the Chief.'

True success is when you reach back and bring somebody along with you.

On the evening of December 25, General Washington in a most severe season crossed the Delaware with a part of his army, then reduced to less than 2000 men in the whole.

It's nice to have a little bit of art to fall back on.

I want to interview the most important people in the world and have everyone in America the next day going, 'Did you see that?'

Never ask, "Who is my real friend?" Ask, "Am I a real friend to somebody?" That is the right question. Always be concerned with yourself.

I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter.

I am an emotional plagiarist, stealing other people's pain, subsuming it into my own until I can't remember whose it is any more.