"I'm currently in the middle of a depression. I couldn't really tell you what set it off, but I think it stems from my cowardice."

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

"I don't want to be like my mother, or like Mrs. van Daan—I want to be something entirely different."

"I must be myself. I cannot be anyone else."

"The world is in an upheaval, and we're just sitting here, waiting for what's to come."