The Annex

"I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support."

"It seems like years since Sunday morning. So much has happened it's as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down."

"The four of us had to use the toilet and a small washbasin, we carried hot water in a kettle and a basin. Life in hiding has begun."

"If God lets me live, I'll achieve more than Mummy ever did, I'll make my voice heard, I'll go out into the world and work for mankind!"

"I see the eight of us in the Annex as if we were a patch of blue sky surrounded by menacing black clouds."

"I don't have any particular faith, but I believe in something greater than myself, in the immortality of the soul."

"Sobs shook my soul; I couldn't sleep, I was so deeply unhappy."

"Who else but me is ever going to read these letters?"

"The atmosphere is stifling, sluggish, leaden. Outside not a bird is heard."

"The nicest part is being able to write down all my thoughts and feelings."

"The sun is shining, the sky is deep blue, there's a lovely breeze, and I'm longing for everything."

"If only there were no other people in the world."

"We've been strongly reminded of the fact that we're Jews in chains."

"The first kiss, outside in the dusk, in the attic. I'm living in a dream."

"I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I'm free."

"D-Day has come! This is the day! The invasion has begun!"

"I have lots of courage, I always feel so strong and as if I can bear a great deal."

"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 really good at heart."

"I finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that's what I want!"