Quote By Anne Frank

I’m afraid that people who know me as I usually am will discover I have another side, a better and finer side. I’m afraid they’ll mock me, think I’m ridiculous and sentimental and not take me seriously. I’m used to not being taken seriously, but only the ‘light-hearted’ Anne is used to it and can put up with it; the ‘deeper’ Anne is too weak.

Anne Frank

Dual identity Self-Worth Vulnerability

Anne Frank

Anne Frank

Holocaust Victim and Diarist

Anne Frank, a Jewish teen whose diary revealed the human cost of the Holocaust, became a symbol of resilience and hope for the entire world.

Explanation Of The Quote

Anne Frank confesses her fear of being misunderstood. She distinguishes between the playful Anne others see and the deeper, sensitive side she hides. This speaks to the universal fear of revealing our true selves and being judged for it.

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More Quotes By Anne Frank

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.

No one knows Anne's better side, and that's why most people can't stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that, everyone's had enough of me to last a month.

I have often been downcast but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary, I treat all the privations as amusing.

When I write, I can shake off all my cares.

I have a family, loving aunts, and a good home. No, on the surface I seem to have everything except my one true friend. All I think about when I'm with friends is having a good time. I can't bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don't seem to be able to get any closer, and that's the problem.

I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.

If I haven't any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself.

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that 'a quiet conscience makes one strong!'

Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I've 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 schoolgirl.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people... I want to go on living even after my death!

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquillity will return again.

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