Nayantara Sahgal (born May 10, 1927) Indian novelist – Rich Like Us (1985)
Olga Bancic (born May 10, 1912) Romanian activist (French resistance, WWII)
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Olga Bancic's letter to her daughter before Bancic was executed
My dear little daughter, my darling little love
Your mother is writing the last letter, my dear little daughter; tomorrow at 6:00, on May 10, I will be no more.
Don’t cry, my love; your mother doesn’t cry any more either. I die with a peaceful conscience and with the firm conviction that tomorrow you will have a happier life and future than your mother’s. You will no longer have to suffer. Be proud of your mother, my little love. I always have your image before me.
I'm going to believe that you will see your father, and I have hope that he'll meet a fate different from mine. Tell him that I always thought of him, as I always thought of you. I love you both with all my heart. Both of you are dear to me. My darling child, your father is, for you, also a mother. He loves you a lot. You won’t feel the loss of your mother. My darling child, I finish this letter with the hope that you will be happy all your life, with your father, with everyone.
I kiss you with all my heart, a lot a lot.
Farewell my love.
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