- Rudolf Vrba - Czechoslovak Jew: The idea for a mother, being told after this terrible journey that her children were going to be gassed, was an utter outrageous idea in her mind. Because, after all what she suffered, here comes a gangster who wants to increase her suffering. So, she is tempted to go immediately to the next neat officer and say that "This man says! Sir! That my children are going to be gassed!" And he says "Madam! Do you think we are barbarians?"
- Rudolf Vrba - Czechoslovak Jew: You see, this was a moment when Moses Sonerschien, the Rabbi's son, spoke to his God. "God show them your power - this is against You!" And nothing happened! And then he said, "There is no God."
- Himself - Hungarian Jew: Every person, without exception, is capable of doing the worst things just to live another minute.