“Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls …” — Anne Frank

When I write, I can shake off all my cares.

My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can't imagine how often I've tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne - to beat her down, hide her.

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that 'a quiet conscience makes one strong!'

This morning I lay in the bathtub thinking how wonderful it would be if I had a dog like Rin Tin Tin. I'd call him Rin Tin Tin too, and I'd take him to school with me, where he could stay in the janitor's room or by the bicycle racks when the weather was good.