There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent to one's feelings, to make confessions; from the instinct of economy which sometimes encourages a writer to make good use of even the smallest crumbs of his life, so that he may have one more book to publish; or again from vanity and self-satisfaction.

Famous Quotes / Alberto Moravia

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Alberto Moravia: "There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent to one's feelings, to make confessions; from the instinct of economy which sometimes encourages a writer to make good use of even the smallest crumbs of his life, so that he may have one more book to publish; or again from vanity and self-satisfaction."

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Again	Book	Confessions	Considers
Crumbs	Diary	Economy	Encourages
Even	Facts	Feelings	Give
Good	Heart	Important	Instinct
Keeping	Life	Make	Note
Ones	Open	Publish	Reasons
Selfsatisfaction	Smallest	Sometimes	Vanity
Vent	Writer

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There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent to one's feelings, to make confessions; from the instinct of economy which sometimes encourages a writer to make good use of even the smallest crumbs of his life, so that he may have one more book to publish; or again from vanity and self-satisfaction. - Alberto Moravia