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ive never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither i nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen - year - old schoolgirl. oh well, it doesnt matter. i feel like writing, and i have an even greater need to get all kinds of things off my chest.
\paper has more patience than people.\ i thought of this saying on one of those days when i was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chin in my hands, bored and listless, wondering whether to stay in or go out. i finally stayed where i was, brooding. yes, paper does have more patience, and since im not planning to let anyone else read this stiff - backed notebook grandly referred to as a \diary,\ unless i should ever find a real friend, it probably wont make a bit of difference.
now im back to the point that prompted me to keep a diary in the first place: i dont have a friend.
let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen - year - old girl is completely alone in the world. and im not. i have loving parents and a sixteen - year - old sister, and there are about thirty people i can call friends. i have a throng of admirers who cant keep their adoring eyes off me and who sometimes have to resort to using a broken pocket mirror to try and catch a glimpse of me in the classroom. i have a family, loving aunts and a good home. no, on the surface i seem to have everything, except my one true friend. all i think about when im with friends is having a good time. i cant bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. we dont seem to be able to get any closer, and thats the problem. maybe its my fault that we dont confide in each other. in any case, thats just how things are, and unfortunately theyre not liable to change. this is why ive started the diary.
to enhance the image of this long - awaited friend in my imagination, i dont want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would do, but i want the diary to be my friend, and im going to call this friend kitty.
from anne frank, the diary of a young girl: the definitive edition. copyright 1991 by the anne frank fonds. trans. susan massotty
what is the meaning of musings as it is used in the passage?
imaginary friends well - intended advice deep thoughts
The context shows the narrator (a 13 - year - old) writing in a diary. "Musings" are related to her inner reflections. Since she is writing to "get all kinds of things off my chest" (express inner feelings/thoughts) and in the context of a diary (a place for deep, personal thoughts), "deep thoughts" fits. "Imaginary friends" is about non - real friends (not relevant here as the diary is the focus). "Well - intended advice" implies giving advice (not the case as she is writing her own thoughts). So "deep thoughts" is the correct meaning.
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C. deep thoughts