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

"I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out."

"I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn."

"Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again."

"I have one wish, and that is to live, to be useful, to bring joy to people."