In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

— Anne Frank

I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.

— Anne Frank

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

— Anne Frank

I think it's odd that grown-ups quarrel so easily and so often and about such petty matters. Up to now I always thought bickering was just something children did and that they outgrew it.

— Anne Frank

It is becoming a bad dream-- in the daytime as well as at night. I see him nearly all the time and can't get at him, I mustn't show anything, must remain gay while I'm really in despair.

— Anne Frank

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are perfect at heart.

— Anne Frank

It's just that when you're standing beside an open window at twilight, you can say more teach other than in bright sunshine. It's also easier to whisper your feelings than to shout them from the rooftops.

— Anne Frank

It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are perfect at heart.

— Anne Frank

I've learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row. Only then can you judge their true character!

— Anne Frank

I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway.

— Anne Frank