Life Quote by Etty Hillesum

“Life is good, after all...and that's what stays with me, even now, even when I'm about to be packed off to Poland.” quote by Etty Hillesum — Download Open image

“Life is good, after all...and that's what stays with me, even now, even when I'm about to be packed off to Poland.”

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