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“Oh God, I thank You for having created me as I am. I thank You for the sense of fulfillment I sometimes have; that fulfillment is after all nothing but being filled with You. I promise You to strive my whole life long for beauty and harmony and also humility and true love, whispers of which I hear inside me during my best moments.”

Quote by Etty Hillesum

Book:An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943; and Letters from Westerbork

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An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943; and Letters from Westerbork

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Etty Hillesum was a Dutch writer and diarist, born on January 15, 1914, and died on November 30, 1943. Her works are known for their profound personal insights and philosophical reflections on human existence. more

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