I remember, May 1944: I was 15-and-a-half, and I was thrown into a haunted universe where the story of the human adventure seemed to swing irrevocably between horror and malediction.

Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel

Adventure Between Haunted Horror Human I Remember May Remember Seemed Story Swing Thrown Universe Where

Related Quotes

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

— Elie Wiesel

BecauseDespairDuty

I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.

— Elie Wiesel

AgainAnyoneBecause

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.

— Elie Wiesel

PeaceCreaturesEach

I remember when the idea of living to be 40 seemed absurd.

— Bruce Cockburn

AbsurdI RememberIdea

In the concentration camps, we discovered this whole universe where everyone had his place. The killer came to kill, and the victims came to die.

— Elie Wiesel

CameCampsConcentration