"Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me.  I like being alone in a room.  It's almost always a form of meditation ~ an investigation of my own life."
~ Neil Simon (b. 1927)  American dramatist

"The chief utility of the journal intime is to restore the integrity of the mind and the equilibrium of the conscience, that is, inner health."
~ H. F. Amiel (1821 - 1881) Swiss writer, philosopher, poet

"I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart."
~ Anne Frank (1929-1945) Dutch diarist