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

“Love brightens and purifies the heart.”

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

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

“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.”