13 of the Most Beautiful Quotes About Keeping a Journal

Writers everywhere know that finding structure in their creative impulses and deliveries is imperative for high-quality work. To most people, journaling helps clear and organize their mental landscape, see a point and deliver some beautiful creations. Feeling relieved of what all writers experience at one (or several) points in time – writer’s block – is the best thing a writer can hope for. Keeping a journal helps with all of the above.

To prove to you some of the best writers practice journaling for their personal and career benefit, we’ve put together a list of 13 most beautiful quotes about keeping a journal.

1. “Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.” ― Christina Baldwin
2. “This pouring thoughts out on paper has relieved me. I feel better and full of confidence and resolution.” ― Diet Eman, Things We Couldn’t Say
3. “The pages afforded glimpses into my soul where I’d hidden it, behind masks of paper and ink.”  ― Rachel L. Schade, Silent Kingdom
4. “Blessed is he who keeps a daily diary and compares the work of this week with that of the last, for he will realize God quickly!” ― Sivananda Saraswati, Sure Ways For Success In Life And God Realisation
5. “I journal my joy, and my joy expands exponentially forevermore. So be it.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree, Joyful Living: 101 Ways to Transform Your Spirit and Revitalize Your Life
6. “When I look back on my personal story through my journals, it struck me my words had an unmatched power to heal me; to change me. Journal writing gives us insights into who we are, who we were, and who we can become.” ― Sandra Marinella, The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
7. “Your Journal is like your best friend; You don’t have to pretend with it, you can be honest and write exactly how you feel.” ― Bukola Ogunwale
8. “Primary children are taught that journal writing reinforces the idea that each person is important. His or her experiences and feelings are valuable and are worth recording, so they are not lost.” ―Valiant B, Primary Manual
9. “If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it.” —Anaïs Nin
10. “A personal journal is an ideal environment in which to “become”. It is a perfect place for you to think, feel, discover, expand, remember, and dream.” ―Brad Wilcox
11. “If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured, and unique individual, keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.” ―Jim Rohn
12. “Journaling is like whispering to one’s self and listening at the same time.” ―Mina Murray, Dracula
13. “If you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you. Where you just put down what you think about life, what you think about things, what you think is fair and what you think is unfair.” —Madeleine L’Engle

Whether you are a writer who needs to keep their writing focus in check or an individual who finds relief in writing their thoughts down, consider keeping a journal as the best method of introspection, reflection, and resolution.

Which quote is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section!