"Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices, then our choices make us."

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

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

"What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again."

"I have to confess that I am not very good at being quiet."