“I had tried to teach her that nobody should be able to see when you were scared. That nobody should be able to tell when you were uncertain. That you shouldn't show it when you loved someone. And that you smiled with particular affection at someone you hated.”

“Learn everything you want to know, and then learn some more. Don't worry if something doesn't go well. You are capable of so much.”

“Read everything you can get your hands on.”

“Watch out for people who feel weak. They may want to feel strong one day and you might not survive that moment.”

“Einem Kind die Erziehung zu verweigern grenzte in meinen Augen an Misshandlung.”

“Schreiben heißt, mit Erwartungen zu brechen.”

“It should be a privilege to be able to say "I love you" to someone. It shouldn't be something people say just because they feel like it. A privilege that is earned. They say you have to earn the right to be loved; no, love is unconditional, if you love someone, they don't have to earn it. But. The right to tell someone that you love them? That has to be earned. You have to earn the right to be believed.”