"It's an odd feeling to be so completely cut off from everything."

"The sun is shining, the sky is a deep blue, there's a lovely breeze, and I'm longing -- for everything."

"If I can't write, I'm a complete blank."

"I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, …"

"I've discovered that the best way to keep your spirits up is to think of all the things you have left to do."