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

Deep down, the young are lonelier than the old.

We can't control our destiny, but we can control who we become.

I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that every-thing will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.

The young are not afraid of telling the truth.

Bolkenstein, a Minister, was speaking on the Dutch programme from London, and he said that they ought to make a collection of diaries and letters after the war. Of course, they all made a rush at my diary immediately. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the "Secret Annexe." The title alone would be enough to make people think it was a detective story.

I believe in the sun, even when it rains.