Annefrank Quotes

“It's just that I'd like to feel that Father really loves me, not because I'm his child, but because I'm me, Anne.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“In bed at night, as I ponder my many sins and exaggerated shortcomings, I get so confused by the sheer amount of things I have to consider that I either laugh or cry, depending on my mood. Then I fall asleep with the strange feeling of wanting to be different than I am or being different than I want to be, or perhaps of behaving differently than I am or want to be.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me!”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“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, The Diary of a Young Girl

“I can't let them see my doubts, or the wounds they've inflicted on me. I couldn't bear their sympathy or their good-humored derision.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“Despite all my theories and efforts, I miss -- every day and every hour of the day -- having a mother who understands me. That's why with everything I do and write, I imagine the kind of mom I'd like to be to my children later on. The kind of mom who doesn't take everything people say too seriously, but who does take me seriously.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“I don't want the person I confide in to be around me all the time. When will I untangle my jumbled thoughts? When will I find inner peace again?”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl