If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by the hand, before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer.
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.
I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!
When I write, I can shake off all my cares.
And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world.
Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?