Mari Koch

I’m not sure if it’s confidence so much as perfectionism. I won’t let anybody stop me.

I had no choice but to work hard, doing things I didn’t want to do. It was the only way to become the version of myself that I envisioned: somebody who could stand up and say, “I’ve got this!”

I’d had no idea at the time, but in hindsight, I could see that I’d been something of a difficult child.

It’s just as playwrights have been writing since time immemorial. If it doesn’t make you lose your head a bit, then it isn’t true love.

I couldn’t do anything if I backed down. If you want to change the world, you need the will and determination to never accept defeat.

“There’s something fascinating about books. If you genuinely write about what you love, you can be sure that people will come and love it with you.”

She took on every new challenge using her talent and hard work, her bonds with her coworkers, and her devotion to magic!

I was happy when things went well, and I was frustrated when they didn’t. I still hung onto the belief that I had no limits. I was determined to keep getting better, and there was nobody who expected it more than myself.

I’d worked hard again and again, and all that effort had given me strength.

However, it was those memories that had driven him to become a better person—somebody with the power to save that child whom everyone had belittled.