36 quotes
We're all alive, but we don't know why or what for; we're all searching for happiness; we're all leading lives that are different and yet the same.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
You can be lonely even when you're loved by many people, since you're still not anybody's "one and only".
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
I trust to luck and do nothing but work, hoping that all will end well.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
Fine specimens of humanity, those Germans, and to think that I am actually one of them!
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
Who knows, perhaps one day people will listen more to “the little piece of God”, which we call a conscience, than to their own desires!.
Forgive me, Kitty, they don't call me a bundle of contradictions for nothing!
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn't stop you having your own opinions. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
I've learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met.
We all know that a good example is more effective than advice. So set a good example, and it won't take long for others to follow.
If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by the hand, before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.
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.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
I've found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
I want to go on living even after my death! And that's why I'm so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that's inside me!
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)
I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death … I think. peace and tranquillity will return again.
Selling the Holocaust: From Auschwitz to Schindler (2000)