Night, written by Elie Wiesel, is a powerful autobiographical novel that recounts the author’s experiences as a young Jewish boy during the Holocaust. Throughout the book, Wiesel explores the themes of suffering, loss, and the struggle to maintain faith in the face of unimaginable horrors. These quotes from Night about losing faith are a poignant reminder of the challenges faced by those who endured the Holocaust and the profound impact it had on their belief systems.
Read these quotes from Night about losing faith
“Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust.”
“There are a thousand and one gates leading into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. We must never make the mistake of wanting to enter the orchard by any gate but our own.”
“For the first time, I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible, was silent. What had I to thank Him for?”
“Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live.”
“In the concentration camps, we discovered this whole universe where there was no place for the human soul, for mercy, or for love. All those who have been through the same experience will tell you the same thing.”
“I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name.”
“Never. I shall never forget those flames that consumed my faith forever. I shall never forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”
“We had all been through a selection. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.”
“I had ceased to be anything but ashes, yet I felt myself to be stronger than the Almighty, to whom my life had been tied for so long.”
“I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!”
“Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”
“The night was gone. The morning star was shining in the sky. I too had become a completely different person. The student of Talmud, the child that I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me. My soul had been invaded – and devoured – by a black flame.”
“A dark flame had entered my soul and devoured it.”
“I had ceased to be anything but ashes, yet I felt myself to be stronger than the Almighty, to whom my life had been tied for so long. I stood amid that praying congregation, observing it like a stranger.”
“Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust.”
“God is testing us. He wants to find out whether we can dominate our base instincts and kill the Satan within us. We have no right to despair. And if He punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that He loves us that much more.”
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.”
“From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.”
“Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live.”
“Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions. We thought only of that. Not of revenge, not of our families. Nothing but bread.”
“Behind me, I heard the same man asking: Where is God now? And I heard a voice within me answer him: Where is He? Here He is – He is hanging here on this gallows.”
These powerful quotes from Night about losing faith serve as a reminder of the indescribable suffering endured during the Holocaust and the profound impact it had on the belief systems of those who lived through it. Elie Wiesel’s words continue to resonate with readers, urging us to never forget the atrocities of the past and to strive for a world where such horrors are never repeated.
