Gerda Weissmann Klein Quotes

Gerda Weissmann Klein is a Polish American writer and human rights activist. Her autobiographical account of the Holocaust, All but My Life (1957), was adapted for the 1995 short film, One Survivor Remembers, which received an Academy Award and an Emmy Award, and was selected for the National Film Registry. ...more

Pain should not be wasted.

Topic(s): Should , Pain

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.

Topic(s): World , Believe , Long

Survival is both an exalted privilege and a painful burden.

Topic(s): Survival , Painful , Burden

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.

Topic(s): Thinking , Ifs , Way

Imagine a world, in which your entire possession is one raspberry, and you give it to your friend.

Topic(s): World , Giving , Imagine

Instagram Share

Instagram does not support sharing from the web yet, but we can provide you with an image of this quote. Click below, save to your camera roll, and upload to Instagram!

Gerda Weissmann Klein Quotes