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About Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel was a 20th-century American writer and activist. Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Inspirational — Uplifting words to motivate and inspire positive action
  • Love — Quotes exploring romantic love, compassion, and human connection
  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality

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“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.”
— Elie Wiesel
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“If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You," then that will be enough.”
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“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must at that moment become the center of the universe.”
— Elie Wiesel
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“We do not know the worth of one single drop of blood, one single tear.”
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“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”
— Elie Wiesel
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