I've drawn myself apart from them all; I am my own skipper and later on I shall see where I come to land - Anne Frank

We are shut up here, shut away from the world, in fear and anxiety, especially just lately. Why, then, would we who love each other remain apart? Why should we wait until we've reached suitable age? Why should we bother?

I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness. I hear the ever-approaching thunder, which will destroy us too. I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right.

Sleep makes the silence and the terrible fear go by more quickly, helps pass the time, since it's impossible to kill.