Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.
Anne FrankAs long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?
Anne FrankIf I'm engrossed in a book, I have to rearrange my thoughts before I can mingle with other people, because otherwise they might think I was strange.
Anne FrankThe question is very understandable, but no one has found a satisfactory answer to it so far. Yes, why do they make still more gigantic planes, still heavier bombs and, at the same time, prefabricated houses for reconstruction? Why should millions be spent daily on the war and yet there's not a penny available for medical services, artists, or for poor people? Why do some people have to starve, while there are surpluses rotting in other parts of the world? Oh, why are people so crazy?
Anne Frank