Before Quote by Peyton Reed

A typical day for me is I get up at 6:00, the coffeemaker goes on automatically and the computer gets turned on. I pour…

— Kate DiCamillo

A good day's writing, when I turn off my computer after I know that I've written okay, or as well as I can write,…

— James Lipton

I like to have the first hour of my day without looking at my phone, the news, the TV or anything. I put on…

— A. J. Odudu

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it…

— James Russell Lowell

In the morning, I have certain aspirations. One of my goals is to avoid looking at the computer or checking e-mail for at least…

— Matt Mullenweg

I love to go home and do the chores and read.

— Adam West

I love just going out; long drives, the ocean, my kids, new music, new gear, new plug-ins, coffee, and donuts at four in the…

— John Feldmann

I wake up at 10. I have coffee, and then I spend a half an hour on the computer, where I read newspapers and…

— Andrew Sean Greer

I treasure my mornings. I get up early and ignore everything work-related for the first few hours. It's just me and my coffee addiction.

— Rachael Yamagata

I write at home. I like to be able to take a nap, watch TV, make a sandwich, and if I wake up and…

— Colson Whitehead

I like to try to do a little work before I do anything in the morning, even if it's a paragraph.

— Sloane Crosley

My perfect morning is spent drinking coffee, eating porridge and reading the paper at a local cafe.

— Anton du Beke