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Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, 1995

I know, I know, I'm a Jewish girl and I have not read the Diary of Anne Frank? Well, I started it in Hebrew school about 5 or 6 years ago. Of course, the class never consistently read it, so I never actually even read the book. My Hebrew school went to see the Anne Frank exhibit, which was a bit more graphic than I expect this book to see. But they say a picture is worth a thousand words. I guess I already saw the picture, and now I am ready to read the thousand words. I get squeemish, so hopefully this book will be more my type.
My favorite quote by Anne Frank probably has to be "Despite everything, I truly believe that all people are good at heart." Starting this book, I am going into it with hopes that I can acquire some of Anne's wise outlooks on things and positive beliefs "despite everything."
And I can attest that this was one book I did not judge by its cover. Like I have mentioned before, covers do a lot for me. But in Anne Frank's case, her black and white picture along with what I have learned about her was enough for me.
Anne’s one –way conversation with her journal at in the opening entry makes me already fall in love with her. As a fellow writer, I know how much time it takes to write down what you are thinking and sometimes your thoughts are racing so fast you want to shorthand everything, but then you think about how you want to be able to look back on this and read everything word for word. I admire that Anne has the patience to introduce herself to a piece of paper that cannot shake hands in acceptance.