diaries

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Traces of Guler's lifelong devotion to cinema can even be found in his teenage diaries from the late 1940s and 1950s, according to Temel Yilmaz, conservator and archive researcher.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

"In his high school diaries, we keep seeing the same line over and over again: 'I didn't go to school today,'" he said with a smile.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The sources for the film—which we watch being laid out in a very precise, geometric, Ozu-inspired place setting—are the small diaries the director kept throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

When quoting from her diaries, she signals the textual change to the listener by softening her voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“It’s not the same. That’s like reading a thousand diaries instead of writing your own.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor