Actual Quote by Mona Simpson

Writing is so much about rhythm. If you've got another rhythm in the room, it spoils the rhythm of the words.

— Viv Albertine

I don't get time to read often - the last hour before bed is somehow always spent clearing up the day's mess instead.

— Susanna Reid

For now, feeling as though my own brain were unhinged or as if the shock had come which must end in its undoing, I…

— Bram Stoker

Often I sit up in my room reading the greatest part of the night, when the book was borrowed in the evening and to…

— Benjamin Franklin

No special writing rituals. And my desk is usually cluttered.

— Stephen Greenblatt

“- Who is your product’s user? - What is the user doing right before your intended habit? - Come up with three internal triggers…

— Nir Eyal

When I'm writing a novel or doing other serious writing work, I do it on a schedule that dictates writing either 2,000 words a…

— John Scalzi

“New habits are sparked by external triggers, but associations with internal triggers are what keeps users hooked.”

— Nir Eyal

“My favorite “trick” is to stop writing at a point where I know that I can pick up easily the next day. I’ll stop…

— Erik Larson

Being as restless as I am by nature, I couldn't simply just be on set, wait for my turn to rehearse for the week.…

— Masiela Lusha

... up to this date, I have never been shut up in a separate room, or hedged off with any observances. My study, all…

— Margaret Oliphant

I see my writing happening more naturally. Just to relax into it and capture all of the good stuff in a calm and connected…

— Justin Nozuka