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

"I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I'm free."

"I am young and I have many qualities and I am not as bad as I am made out to be."

"I'm not going to be a housewife, but an independent woman who works for a living."

"I must be myself. I cannot be otherwise."