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“...I believe it important to emphasize how strongly I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both.”
― Night
― Night
“He explained to me with great insistence that every question posessed a power that did not lie in the answer.”
― Night
― Night
“For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”
― Night
― Night
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
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“My faceless neighbor spoke up:
“Don’t be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve.”
I exploded:
“What do you care what he said? Would you want us to consider him a prophet?
His cold eyes stared at me. At last he said, wearily:
“I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.”
― Night
“Don’t be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve.”
I exploded:
“What do you care what he said? Would you want us to consider him a prophet?
His cold eyes stared at me. At last he said, wearily:
“I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.”
― Night
Lakshmi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lakshmi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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3 friends
1 book
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11 friends
366 books
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121 friends
1 book
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7 books
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3 friends
13 books
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3 friends
67 books
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28 friends
1 book
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37 friends
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