“I had great pity on Ansje, because she always acted very happy, but I believed that it was really a front. I could see through it. Inside she was crying because she was really very sad. You pity people like that -- the ones who try to lie to themselves -- because they suffer so much and don't face reality.” RealitySufferingPityLying To OurselvesFalse Belief Book:Things We Couldn't Say Source: Things We Couldn't Say
“The greatest miracle was that in the end I could actually feel pity for those men because they were so deluded: they thought they had power and really they had nothing. I will never forget it. And from that moment on I've never really hated anymore. It all turned around when I sat there thinking what poor empty souls they were.” HatePeacePityPoor PeopleNazisEmpty Soul Book:Things We Couldn't Say Source: Things We Couldn't Say
