1 May 2007 - diary quiz

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2007 : 1 May 2007

The most important thing is to keep a diary, because:

A. Why live if you can’t remember everything?
B. Why live if you don’t record it for others?
C. Why live if Big Brother doesn’t get a chance to replace the speck of dust?

clue:

C. is of course a reference to _1984_.

give me a clue so sweet and true