"that was the moment when I leftmy mother." pg 29. When Elie arrived at Auschwitz he was separated from his mother and sister.
"Men to the left, Women to the right?" pg 29
"Not fifty. You're forty.Do you hear? Eighteen and forty." pg 30. To avoid execution a inmate lied about Elie and his fathers age, which was a decision that helped them survive.
"Not fifty, you're forty. Do you hear me? Eighteen and forty" pg. 30
"Have faith in life, a thousandtimes faith. By driving out despair, you will move away fromdeath." pg 41
"Not fifty. You're forty.Do you hear? Eighteen and forty." pg 41. Elie and his father learn that in order to survive in Auschwitz they must learn to keep their faith high and help each other out.