Etty Hillesum

"I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned from this war."

- Etty Hillesum

"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths."

- Etty Hillesum

"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes."

- Etty Hillesum

"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths."

- Etty Hillesum

"Sometimes, the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths."

- Etty Hillesum