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"Liquidation" Quotes

A Holocaust survivor confronts his traumatic past while working as a concentration camp tour guide in Budapest.

Quotes

It is the basic principle of the world that the more you love someone, the less you can help them.

Imre Kertész

lovehelplessness

There is no greater sorrow than the memory of happiness in times of misery.

Imre Kertész

sorrowmemory

Memory lies at the heart of every human being, as a sort of point of reference, a point of departure.

Imre Kertész

memoryidentity

The past is a burden, which I must bear, but never share.

Imre Kertész

pastburden

We are all liquidators of our own lives.

Imre Kertész

liferesponsibility

Freedom is not a given, it must be earned and defended.

Imre Kertész

freedomresponsibility

The greatest courage is to face the truth, no matter how painful.

Imre Kertész

couragetruth

Sometimes, the only way to survive is to forget.

Imre Kertész

survivalforgetfulness

The world is a cruel place, but kindness can still be found within it.

Imre Kertész

crueltykindness

The struggle for survival can bring out the best and worst in people.

Imre Kertész

survivalhuman nature