"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."

"I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains."

"Paper is more patient than man."

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

"There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and foget everybody else! It sound egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity."

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God."

"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death."

"I've learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row. Only then can you judge their true character!"

"If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example."

"The question is very understandable, but no one has found a satisfactory answer to it so far. Yes, why do they make still more gigantic planes, still heavier bombs and, at the same time, prefabricated houses for reconstruction? Why should millions be spent daily on the war and yet there's not a penny available for medical services, artists, or for poor people?Why do some people have to starve, while there are surpluses rotting in other parts of the world? Oh, why are people so crazy?"

"Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite indepedent of anyone."

"In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit."

"Because paper has more patience than people."

"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."

"I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains."

"Paper is more patient than man."

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

"There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and foget everybody else! It sound egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity."

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God."

"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death."

"I've learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row. Only then can you judge their true character!"

"If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example."