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> [One must also accept that one has 'uncreative' moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments will pass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/one-must-also-accept-that-one-has-uncreative-moments-the-more/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

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## More by Etty Hillesum

> [A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/a-large-group-of-us-were-crowded-into-the-gestapo-hall-and-at-that/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/every-word-born-of-an-inner-necessity-writing-must-never-be-anything/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/that-fear-of-missing-out-on-things-makes-you-miss-out-on-everything/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/there-are-moments-when-i-feel-like-giving-up-or-giving-in-but-i-soon/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [Here, beside this great black surface that is my desk, I feel as though I am on a desert island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/here-beside-this-great-black-surface-that-is-my-desk-i-feel-as-though/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/the-externals-are-simply-so-many-props-everything-we-need-is-within-us/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/if-one-finds-the-strength-to-deal-with-small-things-one-finds-it-to/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [All disasters stem from us. Why is there a war? Perhaps because now and then I might be inclined to snap at my neighbour.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/all-disasters-stem-from-us-why-is-there-a-war-perhaps-because-now-and/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/sometimes-the-most-important-thing-in-a-whole-day-is-the-rest-we-take/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [We human beings cause monstrous conditions, but precisely because we cause them we soon learn to adapt ourselves to them. Only if we become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/we-human-beings-cause-monstrous-conditions-but-precisely-because-we/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/despite-everything-life-is-full-of-beauty-and-meaning/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [Sometimes my day is crammed full of people and talk and yet I have the feeling of living in utter peace and quiet. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/sometimes-my-day-is-crammed-full-of-people-and-talk-and-yet-i-have/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [To live fully, outwardly and inwardly, not to ignore the external reality for the sake of the inner life, or the reverse, that's quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/to-live-fully-outwardly-and-inwardly-not-to-ignore-the-external/)

[Etty Hillesum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etty-hillesum/)

> [If one burdens the future with one's worries, it cannot grow organically. I am filled with confidence, not that I shall succeed in worldly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/if-one-burdens-the-future-with-one-s-worries-it-cannot-grow/)

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> [We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. We make mental provisions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etty-hillesum/we-have-to-fight-them-daily-like-fleas-those-many-small-worries-about/)

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