Keep in yourself, and protect yourself, otherwise it will be too late, and you will not be remembered in the history.

Λυπούμαι γιατί άφησα να περάσει ένα πλατύ ποτάμι
μέσα από τα δάχτυλά μου
χωρίς να πιω ούτε μια στάλα.
Τώρα βυθίζομαι στην πέτρα.
Ένα μικρό πεύκο στο κόκκινο χώμα,
δεν έχω άλλη συντροφιά.
Ό,τι αγάπησα χάθηκε μαζί με τα σπίτια
που ήταν καινούργια το περασμένο καλοκαίρι
και γκρέμισαν με τον αγέρα του φθινοπώρου.
("Μυθιστόρημα", 1935, ΙΗ')

The narrator finds that as a maturing character grows in stature before her friends that she sees less stature while evaluating herself.

It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

You are the only common denominator in everything that has happened to you in life, be it good or bad. To learn/grow from these experiences, you must accept the role you played in each of them.

In evaluating ourselves, we tend to be long on our weaknesses and short on our strengths.