Desk Quote by Michael Dirda

I have always kept notebooks and I go back to them over and over. They are my compost pile of ideas.

— Louise Erdrich

I pretty much keep everything; we have drawers full of samples and tests and every old catalogue and magazine.

— Patricia Piccinini

I've always kept a notebook in my pocket, I've always written stuff down since I was a kid.

— Gord Downie

In my office, I have the creative things that kids have made for me over the years. The nice thing about the physical side…

— Mitchel Resnick

I'm a total stationery fiend - I have drawers and drawers of lovely printed cards and wrapping paper.

— Keeley Hawes

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

My desk is an antique with bookshelves built into the side. I've turned the drawer over to hold a keyboard. We live in a…

— Jess Walter

I keep a writer's notebook and also put all my daily schedules and to-do lists in it.

— Celeste Ng

Ever since I was a child, I've kept boxes and drawers and pages of things that I liked. I suppose that it constitutes a…

— Ellen Gilchrist

I kept notebooks as a kid, and they were important to me.

— Emil Ferris

I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.

— Lee Child

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always.

— Will Self