Elie Wiesel Quotes
The Bible is not only laws, it's also stories. It begins, 'In the beginning God created Heaven.' If I had written these words, I wouldn't have written anything else; it's just enough.
Topics
Faith
Old Testament
Scripture
Holy Book
Creative Expression
Anything Else
Religion & God
Biblical Narrative
Biblical Significance
Creation Story
Divine Creation
Divine Inspiration
God's Word
Literary Simplicity
Religious Text
Sacred Writings
Spiritual Depth
Storytelling Power
faith foundation
Citations
Wiesel, Elie. "The Art of Fiction No. 79." Interview by John S. Friedman. The Paris Review, no. 91, Spring 1984.
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Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.