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title: "11 Writing Desk Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Why is a raven like a writing desk?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-carroll/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk/)

[Lewis Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-carroll/)

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> [“Have you thrown ‘Why is a raven like a writing desk?’ at her yet?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-lothlorien/have-you-thrown-why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk-at-her-yet/)

[Elle Lothlorien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-lothlorien/)

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> [Why is a raven like a writing desk? -The Hatter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-in-wonderland/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk-the-hatter/)

[Alice In Wonderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-in-wonderland/)

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> [Why is a raven like a writing desk? - Mad Hatter I haven't the slightest idea. - Alice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-carroll/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk-mad-hatter-i-haven-t-the-slightest/)

[Lewis Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-carroll/)

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> [A book calls for pen, ink, and a writing desk; today the rule is that pen, ink, and a writing desk call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/a-book-calls-for-pen-ink-and-a-writing-desk-today-the-rule-is-that/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [“Alice: Why is a raven like a writing desk? Hatter: I haven't the faintest idea.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-in-wonderland/alice-why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk-hatter-i-haven-t-the/)

[Alice in wonderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-in-wonderland/)

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> [When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish. I think it's a wonderful way to spend one's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-jong/when-i-sit-down-at-my-writing-desk-time-seems-to-vanish-i-think-it-s/)

[Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-jong/)

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> [Self-disciplin e is necessary, but so is playfulness, flexibility, joy. When you stop demanding perfection of yourself, your writing desk will become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-russell/self-disciplin-e-is-necessary-but-so-is-playfulness-flexibility-joy/)

[Karen Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-russell/)

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> [Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/depending-on-what-i-m-working-on-i-come-to-the-writing-desk-with/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I have never found, in anything outside of the four walls of my study, an enjoyment equal to sitting at my writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-irving/i-have-never-found-in-anything-outside-of-the-four-walls-of-my-study/)

[Washington Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-irving/)

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> [Here is a simple recipe to begin with. Get up every morning with the set intention of writing and go to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-atherton/here-is-a-simple-recipe-to-begin-with-get-up-every-morning-with-the/)

[Gertrude Atherton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-atherton/)

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