On the front cover of her diary she wrote, "I hope I shall be able to confide in you completely, as I have never been able to do in anyone before, and I hope that you will be a great support and comfort to me."
"I could go on for hours about all the suffering the war brought, but then I would only make myself more dejected. There is nothing we can do but wait as calmly as we can till the misery comes to an end. Jews and Christians wait, the whole earth waits; and there are many who wait for death." (64).
“Ordinary people simply don’t know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning and the radio are our amusements.” (85).
“There is so much to tell, everything is so different from ordinary times and from ordinary people’s lives.” (96).
“I have now reached the stage that I don’t care much whether I live or die. The world will still keep on turning without me; what is going to happen will happen, and anyway it’s no good trying to resist.” (150).
“My advice is: “Go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in yourself and in God. Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you and be happy.” (172)
“I want to go on living even after my death.” (197).
“During that night I really felt that I had to die, I waited for the police, I was prepared, as the soldier is on the battlefield.” (207).
“We’re going to be hungry, but anything is better than being discovered.” (240).
“That’s the difference, the huge difference, it’s always there; one day we laugh and see the funny side of the situation, but the next we are afraid, fear, suspense, and despair staring from our faces.” (240).
“That’s the difference, the huge difference, it’s always there; one day we laugh and see the funny side of the situation, but the next we are afraid, fear, suspense, and despair staring from our faces.” (240).
"I could go on for hours about all the suffering the war brought, but then I would only make myself more dejected. There is nothing we can do but wait as calmly as we can till the misery comes to an end. Jews and Christians wait, the whole earth waits; and there are many who wait for death." (64).
“Ordinary people simply don’t know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning and the radio are our amusements.” (85).
“There is so much to tell, everything is so different from ordinary times and from ordinary people’s lives.” (96).
“I have now reached the stage that I don’t care much whether I live or die. The world will still keep on turning without me; what is going to happen will happen, and anyway it’s no good trying to resist.” (150).
“My advice is: “Go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in yourself and in God. Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you and be happy.” (172)
“I want to go on living even after my death.” (197).
“During that night I really felt that I had to die, I waited for the police, I was prepared, as the soldier is on the battlefield.” (207).
“We’re going to be hungry, but anything is better than being discovered.” (240).
“That’s the difference, the huge difference, it’s always there; one day we laugh and see the funny side of the situation, but the next we are afraid, fear, suspense, and despair staring from our faces.” (240).
“That’s the difference, the huge difference, it’s always there; one day we laugh and see the funny side of the situation, but the next we are afraid, fear, suspense, and despair staring from our faces.” (240).
