624 Quotes by Elie Wiesel

Man, by definition, is born a stranger: coming from nowhere, he is thrust into an alien world which existed before him-a world which didn't need him. And which will survive him.

There are no accidents, only encounters with destiny!

I would like to see real peace and a state of Israel living peacefully alongside a state of Palestine.

I always believed that to listen to a witness is to become a witness.

Whatever we thought was certain is no longer certain, and therefore in science probably certain things must be correct, but in human behaviour I am not so sure.

The criminal is not alone when he returns to the scene of the crime; he is joined there by his victim, and both are driven by the same curiosity: to relive that moment which stamped past and future for each.

I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it.

The sins I regret the most are the one's I didn't commit.

Peace is not God's gift to his creatures. It is our gift to each other.