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Quote by William Plomer
To keep a diary is to attempt a difficult literary form. Its effec

To keep a diary is to attempt a difficult literary form. Its effectiveness is likely to derive from a special blend of honesty and appetite for life that gives the power to record everyday happenings while magically freeing them from banality and triviality. – William Plomer

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