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Anne Frank
Mrs. Frank's husband, father of Anne and Margot. Up until he goes into hiding, he is the founder and Managing Director of the Dutch Opekta Company, which manufactures products used to make jam. Anne describes her father as infinitely patient and kind. Given her fraught relationship with her mother, Anne often turns to her father as her one source of parental guidance and comfort.
Otto Frank ("Pim") Quotes in The Diary of Anne Frank
The The Diary of Anne Frank quotes below are all either spoken by Otto Frank ("Pim") or refer to Otto Frank ("Pim"). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Year 1942
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I don't fit in with them, and I've felt that clearly in the last few weeks. They're so sentimental together, but I'd rather be sentimental on my own. They're always saying how nice it is with the four of us, and that we get along so well, without giving a moment's thought to the fact that I don't feel that way.
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I think it's odd that grown-ups quarrel so easily and so often and about such petty matters. Up till now I always thought bickering was just something children did and that they outgrew it.
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Year 1944
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I'm becoming more and more independent of my parents. Young as I am, I face life with more courage and have a better and truer sense of justice than Mother. I know what I want, I have a goal, I have opinions, a religion and love. If only I can be myself, I'll be satisfied. I know that I'm a woman with inner strength and a great deal of courage!
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Otto Frank ("Pim") Quotes in The Diary of Anne Frank
The The Diary of Anne Frank quotes below are all either spoken by Otto Frank ("Pim") or refer to Otto Frank ("Pim"). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Year 1942
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I don't fit in with them, and I've felt that clearly in the last few weeks. They're so sentimental together, but I'd rather be sentimental on my own. They're always saying how nice it is with the four of us, and that we get along so well, without giving a moment's thought to the fact that I don't feel that way.
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I think it's odd that grown-ups quarrel so easily and so often and about such petty matters. Up till now I always thought bickering was just something children did and that they outgrew it.
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Year 1944
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I'm becoming more and more independent of my parents. Young as I am, I face life with more courage and have a better and truer sense of justice than Mother. I know what I want, I have a goal, I have opinions, a religion and love. If only I can be myself, I'll be satisfied. I know that I'm a woman with inner strength and a great deal of courage!
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