Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.

I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.

Why should some people have such a hard time during their few years on this earth?

We aren't allowed to have any opinions. People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn't stop you having your own opinion. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think.

Let's not talk about it any more, but if you still want anything please write to me about it, because I can say what I mean much better on paper.

No one ever was the poorer for giving