"I don't have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I'm not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I'm happy, and I intend to stay that way!"

"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction."

"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are rea…"

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

"I'm not afraid of solitude, but I don't want to be alone."