Night:
"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed." (Chapter 3) - This quote illustrates the central motif of "night" in the book and how it symbolizes the darkness and evil of the Holocaust that Elie and the other prisoners experienced.
"The night was long and never-ending." (Chapter 5) - This quote reinforces the motif of "night" as a symbol of the never-ending suffering and despair that the prisoners faced in the concentration camps.
Eyes:
"I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I had not seen myself since the ghetto. From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me." (Chapter 3) - This quote shows the motif of "eyes" as a symbol of self-reflection and self-awareness, as Elie is forced to confront his own appearance and the changes he has undergone in the concentration camps.
"Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live." (Chapter 3) - This quote uses the motif of "eyes" to symbolize the image of the flames that Elie witnessed and how they burned away his faith, leaving him spiritually blinded.
Silence:
"Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live." (Chapter 3) - This quote illustrates the motif of "silence" as a symbol of the emotional and spiritual emptiness that Elie feels after experiencing the horrors of the concentration camps.
"The silence was deafening." (Chapter 5) - This quote uses the motif of "silence" to symbolize the profound absence of sound and life in the concentration camps, where death and suffering were the only constants.