Decided Quote by Andy Cohen

When I was young, I kept a diary for about 10 years and I had to write in it every day. Even on days…

— Jonathan Stroud

My diary became more than a place to record daily events. It became a friend, the paper that it was made of was ready…

— Zlata Filipović

I hid myself within myself ... and quietly wrote down all my joys, sorrows and contempt in my diary.

— Anne Frank

I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there…

— Chinua Achebe

I haven't written for a few days, because I wanted first of all to think about my diary. It's an odd idea for someone…

— Anne Frank

The reason I started writing was because I was a little kid in San Diego who was getting beaten up by her dad and…

— Dorianne Laux

Telling my story has not been easy for me. I've had to dredge up memories I would have rather forgotten. The lonely, anxiety-ridden months…

— Chirlane McCray

I always thought of writing as public, I never thought of writing a diary. I had been struck by, jolted by things I had…

— Vito Acconci

“I wrote about myself so I wouldn't become paralyzed by rumination—so I could stop thinking about what had happened and be done with it.…

— Sarah Manguso

My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings…

— Cathy Guisewite

If you were to write a diary and you held things back, when you went back to look at it when you were older,…

— Ellie Rowsell

I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then…

— John Francis