After each creative act one has to be sustained by one's strength of character, by a moral sense, by I don't know what, lest one tumble.
Etty HillesumIf one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well.
Etty HillesumLife is good, after all...and that's what stays with me, even now, even when I'm about to be packed off to Poland.
Etty HillesumI don't think I have nerves of steel, far from it, but I can certainly stand up to things. I am not afraid to look suffering straight in the eyes.
Etty Hillesum