He was a past master of making himself seem insignificant, of seeming invisible.
We must not see person as anabstraction.Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets,with its own treasures, with its ownsources of anguish,
Today's wealthy are poor though they don't know it. They can't bring their possessions to where we're all going.
The tragedy of man is that he doesn’t know how to distinguish between day and night.
Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.
My hands were aching, I was clenching them so hard. To strangle the doctor and the others! To set the whole world on fire! My father’s murderers! But even the cry stuck in my throat.
It was the beginning of the war. I was twelve years old, my parents were alive, and God still dwelt in our town.
Certain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside.
Books no longer have the power they once did. Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow.
And I, the former mystic, was thinking: Yes, man is stronger, greater than God. When Adam and Eve deceived You, You chased them from paradise. When You were displeased by Noah’s generation, You...
We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human di...
The gates of the camp opened. It seemed as though an even darker night was waiting for us on the other side. The
Musíme se vzbouřit proti bohům a říkat: Chcete mi odepřít štěstí? Tak dobře, ukousnu si ho pořádné sousto! To je tváří v tvář utrpení jediná platná odpověď.
I told him that I did not believe that they could burn people in our age, that humanity would never tolerate it…
I shall always remember that smile. From what world did it come from?
Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible.
We're alone, but we are capable of communicating to one another both our loneliness and our desire to break through it. You say, 'I'm alone.' Someone answers, 'I'm alone too.' There's a shift in the s...
There is no discussing theology, sociology and politics when someone is under the spell of a self-enclosed totalitarian ideology. Intentionally or out of ignorance, Ahmed, who is empirical in all matt...
There are those who tell me that I survived in order to write this text. I am not convinced. I don't know how I survived; I was weak, rather shy; I did nothing to save myself. A miracle? Certainly not...
Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and de...