"The sun is shining, the sky is a deep blue, there's a lovely breeze, and I'm longing for everything. For a kiss, for a summer day, for a bicycle, for a new pair of shoes."

"I must work, so that I shall not be a burden to anyone."

"I sometimes wonder if anyone will ever understand what I mean, if anyone will ever overlook my ingratitude and not worry about whether or not I'm Jewish and merely see me as a teenager badly in need o…"

"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."

"I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death. I see the world gradually being transformed into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us …"