Quote by Elie Wiesel

I believe that all the survivors are mad. One time or another their madness will explode. You cannot absorb that much madness and not be influenced by it. That is why the children of survivors are so tragic. I see them in school. They don't know how

I believe that all the survivors are mad. One time or anothe

Summary

to make sense of the world because the madness of their parents has seeped into their lives. It is a burden they must bear, unable to escape the consequences of a traumatic past. The quote suggests that the survivors' trauma inevitably shapes the lives of their children, making them tragic figures consumed by the madness inherited from their parents.

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