Gerda Weissmann Klein Quotes
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I had created a happy world of make-believe around me during the long years of loneliness, a world of beauty and love. It had helped me to survive, this lovely world that was to be mine when the war was over.
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Survival is both an exalted privilege and a painful burden.
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My experience has taught me that all of us have a reservoir of untapped strength that comes to the fore at moments of crisis.
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They faced what the morning would bring with the only weapon they had–their love for each other. Love is great, love is the foundation of nobility, it conquers obstacles and is a deep well of truth and strength.
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My thoughts and emotions center on him: there has never been a "you and me," but always "we" and "us".
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That makes it more difficult to speak of the past, because the memories are apt to turn into the living present.
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I pray you never stand at any crossroads in your own lives, but if you do, if the darkness seems so total, if you think there is no way out, remember, never ever give up. The darker the night, the brighter the dawn, and when it gets really, really dark, this is when one sees the true brilliance of the stars.
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Pain should not be wasted.