You are writing an essay about the causes of the civil war and would like to use an attributive phrase to introduce a quote from page 36 of the book 1861: the civil wars awakening by Adam good heart

there purpose is to entertain

hmm, sadly there is no dialogue. there is no place in the story where he is talking to anyone. it's more of just describing what he eats and where he sleeps. you have to become anne frank, give details of where you are, what other folks look like, how the environment is. have a little bit of dialogue tell of what people are specifically saying. anne frank talked about her entire household including the people, the objects, the lighting, the food they ate, and even the smell in the air. there has to be more to your diary entries, the whole story in its current state is only about peter van daan, the food, the sounds, and where he sleeps. also he seems to be writing only once a year yet more than that happened from day to day. for a friend, i can you write it out, if you want.

what are the options?

that is based on your opinion not an answer someone can just give you unless you want to lie on your opinion. no offense wasn't trying to be rude. tip: use words like instead of don't put do not and you get what i mean