--- title: "11 Journal Like Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Journal Like quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Journal Like sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/iman-vellani-5431_around_i-carry-this-little-book-around-everywhe_2846824.jpg" --- > [I carry this little book around everywhere. It's like my journal, but also like ideas and drawings and everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iman-vellani/i-carry-this-little-book-around-everywhere-it-s-like-my-journal-but/) [Iman Vellani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iman-vellani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/iman-vellani-5431_around_i-carry-this-little-book-around-everywhe_2846824.jpg) > [A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-boswell/a-page-of-my-journal-is-like-a-cake-of-portable-soup-a-little-may-be/) [James Boswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-boswell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/james-boswell-7136_cake_a-page-of-my-journal-is-like-a-cake-of-p_2988309.jpg) > [Keeping a journal is like taking good care of one’s heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-kooser/keeping-a-journal-is-like-taking-good-care-of-one-s-heart/) [Ted Kooser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-kooser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9f/ted-kooser-16216_care_keeping-a-journal-is-like-taking-good-ca_1107141.png) > [“A woman's journal is like a door to her soul; men can't open it, but they are definitely a part of it!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-stroube/a-woman-s-journal-is-like-a-door-to-her-soul-men-can-t-open-it-but/) [J.D. Stroube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-stroube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e7/j-d-stroube-19662_door_a-woman-s-journal-is-like-a-door-to-her_2296506.jpg) > [“In the absence of my beloved and much-derided crime board,’ she said, ‘I’ve been reduced to writing things in my journal like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-e-kinsey/in-the-absence-of-my-beloved-and-much-derided-crime-board-she-said-i/) [T E Kinsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-e-kinsey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/t-e-kinsey-35739_journal_in-the-absence-of-my-beloved-and-much-de_182230.jpg) > [Isn't it mysterious to begin a new journal like this? I can run my fingers through the fresh clean pages but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maud-hart-lovelace/isn-t-it-mysterious-to-begin-a-new-journal-like-this-i-can-run-my/) [Maud Hart Lovelace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maud-hart-lovelace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/maud-hart-lovelace-12729_fingers_isn-t-it-mysterious-to-begin-a-new-journ_216188.jpg) > [When I was about 13, and I would write in my journal, I'd be like, 'I just watched 'Spice World,' the Spice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arca/when-i-was-about-13-and-i-would-write-in-my-journal-i-d-be-like-i/) [Arca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/arca-8148_loved_when-i-was-about-13-and-i-would-write-in_921933.jpg) > [I really liked the idea of creating a journal myself. It's like the way I clear my throat. I write a page…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-george/i-really-liked-the-idea-of-creating-a-journal-myself-it-s-like-the/) [Elizabeth George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-george/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/elizabeth-george-1393_about_i-really-liked-the-idea-of-creating-a-jo_568564.jpg) > [I write constantly, but only in my journals. I have three of them: one for travel, one for home, and one I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-diaz/i-write-constantly-but-only-in-my-journals-i-have-three-of-them-one/) [Cameron Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-diaz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/cameron-diaz-2416_bed_i-write-constantly-but-only-in-my-journa_1142201.jpg) > [I keep a journal. I like myself better when I just pour it out. It's easier sometimes, even if you write on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergie/i-keep-a-journal-i-like-myself-better-when-i-just-pour-it-out-it-s/) [Fergie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/fergie-3363_journal_i-keep-a-journal-i-like-myself-better-wh_29110.png) > [“This is the age," she explained to me once as we walked home from school, "when we're the purest forms of ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-tropper/this-is-the-age-she-explained-to-me-once-as-we-walked-home-from/) [Jonathan Tropper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-tropper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b56/jonathan-tropper-1555_bread-crumbs_this-is-the-age-she-explained-to-me-once_2388370.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/journal-like/#itemlist", "name": "Journal Like Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I carry this little book around everywhere. 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