"I don't want to be like the others who just let life happen to them."

"It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."

"I sometimes wonder if anyone will ever understand what I mean, if anyone will ever overlook my ingratitude and not worry about whether or not I'm Jewish and merely see me as a teenager badly in need o…"

"I don't want to be a man; I want to be a woman, but a woman who is strong and independent."

"I want to go on living even after my death!"