The horrors of war, pale beside the loss of a mother

Everyone here says in a surprised manner that I have grown... they are so stupid and do not notice that I am standing up straighter!

What I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me.

Sometimes the most beautiful thing is precisely the one that comes unexpectedly and unearned, hence something given truly as a present.

The horrors of war, pale beside the loss of a mother

Who promised you that only for joy were you brought to this earth?

Things are not as we would like them to be. There is only one way to deal with it, namely to try and be all right oneself.