The Diary of Anne Frank (play) Isolation Quotes

ANNE'S VOICE: I only know it's funny never to be able to go outdoors… never to breathe fresh air… never to run and shout and jump. (1.2)

Anne doesn't really mean that it's funny—unless it's funny in that panicked, "I'm stuck inside these rooms and never coming out" way.

ANNE: I can smell the wind and the cold on your clothes. (2.1)

Anne is so sick of being trapped inside she wants to suck the smell of the outdoors right out of Miep's clothes.

ANNE: I feel that spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul. (2.1)

How sad for Anne! She can't even experience the changing of seasons. Rather she has to feel them coming on.