Beach Quote by Dani Shapiro

On any given day, I'm likely to be working at home, hunched over this keyboard, typing Great Thoughts and Beautiful Sentences - or so…

— Michael Dirda

The most important item on my desk is a picture of my husband and three kids making kooky faces at my niece's wedding. We…

— Shira Goodman

I like things on my desk that are pretty and make a statement. It's important that whatever is on my desk inspires me because…

— Huda Kattan

Here, beside this great black surface that is my desk, I feel as though I am on a desert island.

— Etty Hillesum

I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made,…

— Scott Turow

I've never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing…

— Barbara Corcoran

“Yes, when I get big and have my own home, no plush chairs and lace curtains for me. And no rubber plants. I'll have…

— Betty Smith

“I have this crazy collection of napkins and post-it notes I keep in a box under my desk, which I raid often and replenish…

— Catherine Cruzan

Near my desk, I keep a large plastic carton filled with fresh notebooks and stationery of various kinds, sizes, and qualities.

— Michael Dirda

Focus on an object of some type, hopefully an object that's beautiful or powerful. You could find a pretty colored stone that you just…

— Frederick Lenz

Don't clean your desk. You might find something in the morning that you can't see tonight.

— Bruce Mau

Bless all useful objects, the spoons made of bone, the mattress I cook my dreams upon, the typewriter that is my church with an…

— Anne Sexton