The Diary Of Anne Frank Quotes

#1. But I think what made me go into theater was seeing my mother onstage. The first thing she did was Mrs. Frank in 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' The second thing she did was a play about Freud called 'The Far Country.' She played a paralyzed woman in Vienna who goes to see Freud.

Tony Kushner

#2. No, I'm not afraid, except when it comes to things about myself, but I'm working on that.

Anne Frank

#3. People who are religious should be glad, since not everyone is blessed with the ability to believe in a higher order.

Anne Frank

#4. I don't think my opinions are stupid but other people do, so it's better to keep them to myself.

Anne Frank

#5. No one must know that my heart and mind are constantly at war with each other. Up to know reason has always won the battle, but will my emotions get the upper hand? Sometimes I fear they will, but more often I actually hope they do!

Anne Frank

#6. A person can be lonely even if he is loved by many people, because he is still not the "One and Only" to anyone.

Anne Frank

#7. Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should.

Anne Frank

#8. [I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it.

Nelson Mandela

#9. What's the point of the war? Why, oh why can't people live together peacefully? Why all this destruction?

Anne Frank

#10. Anne Frank's diary made a very big impression on me at age 12 or so.

Mary Gaitskill

#11. Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.

Anne Frank

#12. I don't intend to shrink from the truth, because the longer it's postponed, the harder it will be for them to accept it when they do hear it!

Anne Frank

#13. But I don't think building sand castles in the air is such a terrible thing to do, as long as you don't take ti too seriously.

Anne Frank

#14. Often we feel the need to say that a book isn't just about a particular time or place but is about the human spirit. People say this of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, or Night by Elie Wiesel, or A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah.

Will Schwalbe

#15. I found that it was easier to think up questions than to ask them.

Anne Frank

#16. I hope I'm going to be a little like him, without having to go through what he has!

Anne Frank

#17. The nicest part is being able to write down all my thoughts and feeling; otherwise, I might suffocate.

Anne Frank