Pinpointing the exact moment of happiness allows a writer to capture its full weight

Evidence

Not many people have the good fortune to pinpoint it, to log it, to feel it while it’s happening and skewer it down. We drained our glasses, brushed the crisp crumbs from our persons and strolled back to the hotel. March 13, Limassol, 1986. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 270

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 270
• XREF: connects to: A person can recognize a peak moment of happiness while it is happening — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 269; A single moment of perceived glory can structure a lifetime of pursuit

Broader Connections

• A person can recognize a peak moment of happiness while it is happening #expands (0.80) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 269