Sometimes I believe that God wants to try me, both now and later on; I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and without good advice.

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.

How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to gradually change the world!

Misfortunes never come singly.

Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there as long as you live, to make you happy again. Whenever you're feeling lonely or sad, try going to the loft on a beautiful day and looking outside. Not at the houses and the rooftops, but at the sky. As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you'll know that your pure within and will find happiness once more.

If the truth is told, things are just as bad as you yourself care to make them.

Sleep makes the silence and the terrible fear go by more quickly, helps pass the time, since it's impossible to kill.