Activity Quote by Isaac Asimov

I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do…

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

Writing is a very lonely occupation. To write you need to concentrate, to concentrate you need to lock yourself away. No distractions; you want…

— Vikas Swarup

When I try to concentrate, I really enjoy writing.

— Sophie Winkleman

I always write after I think for quite a long time, so the actual writing time is rather short. I think a lot of…

— Helen Vendler

For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I'm a very impatient person, so writing and meditation…

— Ruth Ozeki

I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.

— Karen Thompson Walker

My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but…

— Jasper Fforde

I generally concentrate on work for three or four hours every morning. I sit at my desk and focus totally on what I’m writing.…

— Haruki Murakami

When things are going well, I can't write fast enough to keep up with my mind. Writing walks, speech runs and talk flies. Other…

— Dylan Moran

I'm a writer, not a professional runner. It's fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration.

— Haruki Murakami

I'm a full-time believer in writing habits...You may be able to do without them if you have genius but most of us only have…

— Flannery O'Connor

I primarily write nonfiction. Research, reflection, and spending time with ideas are important to me. So, this is how I spend most of my…

— Adam Morris