"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out."

"I'm afraid that people who know me as I usually am will discover I have another side, a better and finer side."

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God."

"I can't imagine how anyone can say: 'I'm weak,' and then remain so."

"I don't want to be like my mother, or like Mrs. van Daan—I want to be something entirely different."