Who said “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not…”?

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Elie Wiesel. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceUS News & World Report (October 27, 1986)

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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
— Elie Wiesel
VerifiedUS News & World Report (October 27, 1986) · evidenceIndifference

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Wiesel, E. (n.d.). The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17289-the-opposite-of-love-is-not-hate-its/

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Wiesel, Elie. “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17289-the-opposite-of-love-is-not-hate-its/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wiesel, Elie. “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17289-the-opposite-of-love-is-not-hate-its/.

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