Anne Frank Book Quotations

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.

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in hand before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer.

Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.

Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.

If I'm engrossed in a book, I have to rearrange my thoughts before I can mingle with other people, because otherwise they might think I was strange.