"Who would ever think that so much can go on in the soul of a young girl?"

"I'm becoming more and more independent of my parents."

"I've found that there is always some beauty left—in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you."

"I've learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight."

"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 …"