Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life

Quote by Elie Wiesel

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

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

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes...

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes...

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom...

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom...

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship...

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

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

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

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on...

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on...

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented...

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented...

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Perhaps what I do not manage to operate rapidly enough is the passage between the...

Perhaps what I do not manage to operate rapidly enough is the passage between the...

Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence...

Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

Written reports stifle creativity.

Written reports stifle creativity.

You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something...

You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...