Maria

“I clasped my "escape bag" close to me, more because I wanted to have something to hold than with an idea of escaping, because there's nowhere we can go. If ever we come to the extremity of fleeing from here, the street would be just as dangerous as an air raid.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl

“I would so much rather have my confidence rooted within than hope that a positive opinion about my own looks will be enough to carry me through. Because everything about my inner self - my integrity, the love I have to give, my wit, my humor - those things are steady. They're consistent, and they matter far, far more.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“I have now reached the stage that I don't care much whether I live or die. The world will still keep on turning without me, what is going to happen, will happen, and anyway it's no good trying to resist.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl

“You don't need to forgive a person just because they asked you to and they would like for you to be ready to move on. Don't be so quick to grant exemption.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve