I'm sentimental--I know. I'm desperate and silly--I know that too. Oh, help me! Anne Frank More Quotes by Anne Frank More Quotes From Anne Frank Go outsideamidst the simple beauty of natureand know that as long as places like this exist, there will be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. Anne Frank sorrowsimplelong I want to go on living even after death! Anne Frank after-deathgoes-onwant But I won't bore you any longer on the subject of old men. It won't make things any better and all my plans of revenge (such as disconnecting the lamp, shutting the door, hiding his clothes) must be abandoned in order to keep the peace. Oh, I'm becoming so sensible! Anne Frank revengedoorsmen Sometimes I think God is trying to test me, both now and in the future. I'll have to become a good person on my own, without anyone to serve as a model or advise me, but it'll make me stronger in the end. Anne Frank strongertryingthinking Outside, you don't hear a single bird, and a deathly, oppressive silence hangs over the house and clings to me as if it were going to drag me into the deepest regions of the underworld.... I wander from room to room, climb up and down the stairs and feel like a songbird whose wings have been ripped off and who keeps hurling itself against the bars of its dark cage. Anne Frank darkhousewings Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl? Anne Frank womengirlmemorable I want to go on living even after my death! And therefore I am grateful to God for this gift, this possibility of developing myself and of writing, of expressing all that is in me. I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear; my courage is reborn. But, and that is the great question, will I ever be able to write anything great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer? Anne Frank gratefulsorrowwriting 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 worryrunningfall A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery Anne Frank make-others-happymiseryhappiness As long as you're in the food business, why not make sweets? Anne Frank why-notsweetlong I wish to go on living even after my death. Anne Frank goes-onwishinspirational Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite indepedent of anyone. Anne Frank hopewisechildren No one ever became poor from giving. Anne Frank poorgiving We aren't allowed to have any opinions. People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn't stop you having your own opinion. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think. Anne Frank mouthspeoplethinking The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend. Anne Frank realinspirationallife I can recapture everything when I write, my thoughts, my ideals and my fantasies. Anne Frank my-thoughtsfantasywriting Riches, power and fame last only for a few years! Why do people cling so desperately to these transitory things? Why can't people who have more than they need for themselves give that surplus to their fellow citizens? Why should some people have such a hard time during their few years on this earth? Anne Frank hard-timespeopleyears I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and capitalists alone, are guilty of war. Oh no, the little man is just as guilty, otherwise the peoples of the world would have risen in revolt long ago! Anne Frank menwarbelieve Parents can only advise their children or point them in the right direction. Ultimately people shape their own characters. Anne Frank familyrelationshipchildren You can get around to meaningful conversations more quickly in the dark than with the sun tickling your face. Anne Frank ticklingdarkmeaningful
