It’s important to know what you think, my dear, or else you will be so hemmed in by other people’s ideas and opinions, you won’t have room for your own.

I am near fourteen and have never yet seen a hanging. My life is barren.

Love brightens and purifies the heart.

I know what I want. A full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.

. . . . I cannot escape my life but can only use my determination and courage to make it the best I can.

Non che non creda in Dio. Ci credo. Solo non sono sicura di credere nel Paradiso, almeno non quanto credo nella biblioteca pubblica.