Gratitude, respect and pride, these words sum up how I feel about the people of this country and the Commonwealth.

The signal instances of Providential goodness which we have experienced and which have now almost crowned our labors with complete success demand from us in a peculiar manner the warmest returns of gratitude and piety to the Supreme Author of all good.

O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!

The happiness and the joy that I see in the eyes of the children. They saved my life so I want to, give it back. I'm not joking.

In recent days I have received many messages of affection, and I have been particularly struck by the letters and drawings from children. Thank you for this closeness, and for the prayers of comfort I have received from all over the world! I entrust you all to the intercession of Mary, and I ask you to pray for me.

I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government. This is my whole life. If that's enough for happiness is a separate theme.