# Quote — David Sedaris, Theft by Finding

> Another old-fashioned practice I maintain is carrying a notebook, a small one I keep in my shirt pocket and never leave the house without. In it I register all the little things that strike me, not in great detail but just quickly. The following morning I'll review what I jotted down and look for the most meaningful moment in the previous day, the one in which I felt truly present.
>
> It's worth mentioning that this is my edit. It wasn't easy revisiting what are now 156 volumes of my diary.

- Author: [David Sedaris](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-sedaris.md)
- Book: [Theft by Finding](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-sedaris/theft-by-finding.md)
- Page: 6
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Sedaris#Theft_by_Finding:_Diaries,_Volume_1_(1977-2002)_(2017)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-sedaris/theft-by-finding/another-old-fashioned-practice

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>
> Mitch said, "Get it without the cheese," and continued walking.

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