Graham didn’t stop noting, even in extreme peril: one entry from a 1986 flight to Brazil reads: 2:39 P.M. – Pilot announces hydraulic failure. Must make emergency landing. Happily, the plane made it, and Graham was soon able to record: 3:20 P.M – Take bus to hotel. What he had not noted, however, was his inability to hold his terrified wife’s hand during the pilot’s announcement. He had been writing, of course.
