There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and forget everybody else! It sounds egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity.

This Anne Frank quote about laughter and coping with self-pity comes from her diary entry dated 16 June 1944. ESL Bits reproduces the passage within The Diary of a Young Girl, where Anne describes tensions among those sharing the Secret Annex.

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