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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.

Anne Frank

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Anne Frank
Age: 15 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 12
Died: 1945
Died: March 31
Author
Diarist
Writer
Frankfurt/Main
Anna Frank
Anne Maries Frank
Ana Frank
Anne M. Frank
Annelies Marie Frank
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Mummy
Thought
Hardship
Better
Motherhood
Hard
Carry
Heart
Kindness
Conscience
Compassion
Paper
Soothe

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