"Do you keep a diary?" a male companion asks a diarist seated at her writing desk.
"I'd give anything to look at it. May I?"
Quickly covering its pages, she replies, "Oh no. you see, it's simply a very young girl's record of her own thoughts and impressions, and consequently meant for publication. When it appears in volume form I hope you will order a copy."
~ The Importance of Being Earnest
