I had an occasional flash of understanding, but then got selfishly wrapped up again in my own problems and pleasures.

Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery

I've found that there is always some beauty left-in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. And whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

I looked up in the sky and trusted in God.

Outside, you don't hear a single bird, and a deathly, oppressive silence hangs over the house and clings to me as if it were going to drag me into the deepest regions of the underworld.... I wander from room to room, climb up and down the stairs and feel like a songbird whose wings have been ripped off and who keeps hurling itself against the bars of its dark cage.

I can recapture everything when I write, my thoughts, my ideals and my fantasies.