'After May, 1940, good times rapidly fled: first the war, then the capitulation, followed by the arrival of the Germans. That is when the sufferings of us Jews really began...'

'Dear Kitty, extraordinary things can happen to people who go into hiding.'

'The sun is shining, the sky is a deep blue, there is a lovely breeze and I'm longing, so longing - for everything. To talk, for freedom, for friends, to be alone.'