I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.

Don't be too assuming, it doesn't get you anywhere.

Up till now I always thought bickering was just something children did and they outgrew it. Of course, there's sometimes a reason to have a 'real' quarrel, but the verbal exchanges that take place here are just plain bickering. I should be used to the fact that these squabbles are daily occurrences, but I'm not and never will be as long as I'm the subject of nearly every discussion. (They refer to these as 'discussions instead of 'quarrels', but Germans don't know the difference!)

When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived.

The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character.

It won't take long before I explode with pent-up rage.

If God lets me live, I shall attain more than Mummy ever has done, I shall not remain insignificant, I shall work in the world and for mankind!