Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.

Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.