Anne Holm Quotes

Denmark, Journalist
September 10, 1922 – December, 27, 1998.

Anne Holm, born Else Anne Jørgensen was a Danish journalist and children's writer. At times she also wrote under the pseudonym Adrien de Chandelle. Her books are typically recommended to age groups 5–19 years, but they include elements even for adult readers. Her best-known book is I Am David (1963), adapted for a 2003 film; (also published as North to Freedom), which tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who escapes from a concentration camp and travels through Europe. It won the ALA Notable Book award in 1965, the 1963 Best Scandinavian Children's Book award and the Boys Club of America Junior Book Award Gold Medal.

You could not bribe honest people, but bad people would accept bribery.

Anne Holm
- Honest
- Bribe
- Bribery
Violence and cruelty were just a stupid person's way of making himself felt, because it was easier to use your hands to strike a blow then to use your brain to find a logical and just solution to a problem.

Anne Holm
- Problem
- Brain
- Hands

The angrier you were, the less likely you were to think clearly.

Anne Holm
- Think
- Clearly
- Angrily
Never let me hear you say it's someone else's fault. It often is, but you must never shirk your own responsibility ... You can't change others, but you can do something about a fault in yourself.

Anne Holm
And it was most important to do what one knew was right, for otherwise the day might come when one could no longer tell the difference between right and wrong.

Anne Holm
- Right
- Difference
- Wrong
There's always something when you're at fault, too, and that fault you must discover and learn to recognize and take the consequences of it.

Anne Holm
- Discover
- Recognize
- Fault
Being brave meant that though you might be frightened, you would face the greatest danger if you knew it was the right thing to do.

Anne Holm
- Brave
- Face
- Danger
Sorrow has its life just like people. Sorrow is born and lives and dies. And when it's dead and gone, someone's left behind to remember it. Exactly like people.

Anne Holm
- People
- Remember
- Sorrow