That I survived the Holocaust and went on to love beautiful girls, to talk, to write, to have toast and tea and live my life - that is what is abnormal.

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.

It is not very important where you are, but where your thoughts are taking you is important.

As an author, I breathe life into each and every character within the stories that I write. But it is the reader who gives them their souls.

Liza took her time sipping her tea. “That’s what I hear Janet. Of course, living it up can take years off your life and add them to your face.

I believe that that love remains strong and intense in your memory because it was your first deep aloneness and the first inner work that you did on your life.

I did not want to turn to playing golf because golf is about as much exercise as shuffling cards.

Focusing on a person's positive attributes is an incredible way to give love.

There are no mistakes. Only new paths to explore.

I'm not a dancer, so I have to find a movement that belongs to me. I dance within my limits and with my imagination.

Better to be uneducated than educated by your government.

Nobody can boast of Honesty till they are try'd.