"As I've told you many times, I'm a bundle of contradictions."

"Who would ever think that so much can go on in the soul of a young girl?"

"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…"

"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 want to be a journalist."