“There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.”

—  Elie Wiesel

Attributed in The Little Book of Romanian Wisdom (2011) edited by Diana Doroftei and Matthew Cross

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writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and … 1928–2016

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