Every diary embodies a personal and universal narrative.

Evidence

O gold-and-silver ship, Godspeed into the darkness—for what are you but a last, fragile diary? Are you not the planet’s very own, forever whispering into the cosmos what all those other diaries shall forever whisper from their cupboards? — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 847

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 847
• XREF: connects to: Diaries can expose the complexities of a writer’s creative process. — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 435; A personal journal can serve as a historical record of experiences. — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 258; Every social content is also individually borne and intelligible — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 212 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Diaries can expose the complexities of a writer’s creative process. #expands (0.75) — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 435