25 Quotes by Annejet van der Zijl

The average life expectancy of a fighter pilot was no more than fifty to sixty flight hours.

If one has the will and persistance, one CAN do things.

What’s more, divorces there could be granted on the grounds of simple infidelity, while in America that only counted if the extramarital affair had taken place in the marital home.

There was, for example, one group in Rotterdam that refused to help Jewish people in any way, shape, or form, because they believed that the Jews had brought this misery on themselves by crucifying Christ.

There is so much sadness and trouble in the world, one’s heart is torn all the time, also one’s purse, but this life is a school.

Without protest, officers in The Hague supervised the transport of Jewish prisoners, and some even agreed to work as guards in Westerbork.

For if you no longer have a future, what else is there left but dreams of the past?

The rich aristocrats who spent their weekdays “shearing lambs” on Wall Street.

Those who can best cope with setbacks have the greatest chance of fortune. My conclusion was that it’s clearly worth looking into the way you deal with bad luck.