I want friends, not admirers. People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The circle around me would be much smaller, but what does that matter, as long as they're sincere?
Anne FrankWriting in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because Iโve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year old school girl. Oh well, it doesnโt matter. I feel like writing.
Anne FrankSometimes I believe that God wants to try me, both now and later on; I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and without good advice.
Anne FrankI have always been the dunce, the never-do-well of the family, I've always have to pay double for my deeds, first with the scolding and then again because of the way my feelings are hurt.
Anne Frank