He explained his purpose for writing the diary: "I could not fight the Nazis in the present, as they had the power to still my voice, so I decided to fight them in the future.
Logo da guerra, explicou o propósito da súa obra: «Non podía loitar contra os nazis no presente, pois tiñan o poder de silenciar a miña voz, así que decidín loitar contra eles no futuro.