What I do, I want to do with all my being.

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.

What one thinks is right is not always the same as what others think is right

There are certain things we owe our little sisters.

A persons emotions should be the strength, should not be the weakness

I find a certain degree of loneliness not only tolerable but deeply pleasurable.

Schools can do extraordinary things given the chance teachers can do remarkable things if we eliminate the paperwork that sometimes binds them and give them a chance to really teach in our schools.

[Matrimony] is the grave of love.

My childhood lacked affection and ambience.

Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business.

I nod to a passing stranger, and the stranger nods back, and two human beings go off, feeling a little less anonymous.

Happiness is all about milking the "sacred now".