“That’s the thing with a diary, though. In order to record your life, you sort of need to live it, not at your desk, but beyond it, out in the world, where it’s so beautiful, and complex, and painful, that sometimes, you just need to sit down and write about it.”
"Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you're offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone's feelings."
- David Sedaris
Love
"I guess in my diary I’m not afraid to be boring. It’s not my job to entertain anyone in my diary."
- David Sedaris
Self-awareness
"A good book should take you out of yourself and then stuff you back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit."
- David Sedaris
Personal Growth
"A good book should take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit."
- David Sedaris
Personal Growth
"You haven’t lived until you’ve sailed"
- David Sedaris
Personal Growth
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Reflection
"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."
- Tom Lehrer
Reflection
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."
- Lucille Ball
Reflection
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Reflection
"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."
Reflection