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Quotation by Anne Frank
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Anne Frank (21)Additional Sources
Diary of a Young Girl (1947)Diary of a Young Girl (1952)The Diary of a Young Girl (1947, trans. 1952)Related Subjects
adolescent development (14) growing up female (6) parents on living with teenagers (6) adolescent and adult relationships, general (6) adolescent development of girls, influence of pare (5) adolescents' friendships and peer groups (4) adolescent development in girls (4) parenting across the years (2) teenagers (2) advice to parents (2)
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.
Anne Frank (1929–1945), German Jewish refugee, diarist. The Diary of a Young Girl, journal entry for January 30, 1943 (1947, trans. 1952).
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