commonplace book

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As it happens, I’ve kept my own commonplace book since I was in college.

From Washington Post

But there is one notebook I’ve kept up regularly for a decade: my commonplace book.

From New York Times

If you’ve never made a commonplace book before, first learn how others have used them.

From New York Times

But mostly his account is an endlessly fascinating commonplace book of other people’s drawings from all over the world.

From New York Times

I love Garner’s notion of a “commonplace book,” a gathering of noteworthy excerpts from one’s reading.

From New York Times