Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Annelies Marie Frankwas a German-born diarist and writer. She is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Her diary, The Diary of a Young Girl, which documents her life in hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, is one of the world's most widely known books and has been the basis for several plays and films...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth12 June 1929
CityFrankfurt, Germany
CountryGermany
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.
I can't let them see my doubts, or the wounds they've inflicted on me.
I had to hold my head up high and put a bold face on things, but the thoughts keep coming anyways.
People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.
An empty day, though clear and bright, Is just as dark as any night.
People can so easily be tempted by slackness... and by money.
I wonder if anyone can ever succeed in making their children content.
Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.
I looked up in the sky and trusted in God.
Sympathy, Love, Fortune... We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!
It's important for celebrities, environmentalists and world leaders to continue to increase education and eco-awareness through the forums provided to them naturally by virtue of being famous. Take inspiration from these words of wisdom from a Nazi-era teenager and concentration camp victim: "how wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
Crying can bring relief, as long as you don't cry alone.
But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.
Paper is more patient than man.