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I'm currently in the middle of a depression. I couldn't really tell you what set it off, but I think it stems from my cowardice, which confronts me at every turn. (Anne Frank)
If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example. View quote
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People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things. View quote
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People can so easily be tempted by slackness... and by money. View quote
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The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever. View quote
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You must work and do good, not be lazy and gamble, if you wish to earn happiness. Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. View quote
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Memories mean more to me than dresses. View quote
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I am what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker - a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten. View quote
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I have always been the dunce, the never-do-well of the family, I've always have to pay double for my deeds, first with the scolding and then again because of the way my feelings are hurt. View quote
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Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements. View quote
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I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty of the war. Oh, no, the little man is just as keen, otherwise the people of the world would have risen in revolt long ago. (Anne Frank)
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart. View quote
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Paper has more patience than people. View quote
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Looking back, I realize that this period of my life has irrevocably come to a close; my happy-go-lucky, carefree schooldays are gone forever. I don't even miss them. I've outgrown them. I can no longer just kid around, since my serious side is always there. View quote
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The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend. View quote
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This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success. View quote
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Then I fall asleep with a stupid feeling of wishing to be different from what I am or from what I want to be; perhaps to behave differently from the way I want to behave or do behave. View quote
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Let's not talk about it any more, but if you still want anything please write to me about it, because I can say what I mean much better on paper. View quote
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There's something happening everyday, but I'm too tired and lazy to write it all down. View quote
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It must be awful to feel you're not needed. View quote
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I also have a brand-new prescription for gunfire jitters: When the shooting gets loud, proceed to the nearest wooden staircase. Run up and down a few times, making sure to stumble at least once. What with the scratches and the noise of running and falling, you won't even be able to hear the shooting, much less worry about it. Yours truly has put this magic formula to use, with great success! (Anne Frank)
leave me in peace, let me sleep one night at least without my pillow being wet with tears, my eyes burning and my head throbbing. View quote
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...by thinking, nobody can ever get worse but will only get better. View quote
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I wonder if anyone can ever succeed in making their children content. View quote
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Who else but me is ever going to read these letters? View quote
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Anne Frank

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Occupation: Dutch Writer
Born: June 12, 1929
Died: 1945
Quotes count: 131
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