Age Quote by Pico Iyer

Instead of growing old gracefully, at home with my family - reading and writing and praying and thinking - too much of my time…

— Desmond Tutu

I wander around online, but until I hit my daily word count, I only leave my desk to make some tea, eat, or to…

— Ayobami Adebayo

I have a house, I try to spend as little time in it as possible. Not always easy on the mind and body, but…

— Henry Rollins

When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish. I think it's a wonderful way to spend one's life.

— Erica Jong

Trying to be creative, yet having to deal with the day to day - I mean, there is a lot of stuff to deal…

— Jeremy Enigk

I've gone more than 40 years without having to use an alarm clock or go to an office. At this point, I don't think…

— Nick Tosches

I get up every morning early, when the sky is red, and write for 10 hours.

— Isabel Allende

When I'm really fixated on a bit of writing, I can easily spend six days without leaving the house and barely leaving my room.

— Alex Garland

I do have spare time and I love to read, and I love just to go to a national park and just relax and…

— Lewis Pugh

I'm okay with roaming around the world in my bunk for days on end. Maybe every third day I'll get a shower or stumble…

— Patti Smith

Every morning, I go off to a small studio behind my house to write. I try to ignore all email and phone calls until…

— Daniel Goleman

My work is my shelter, particularly in these moments when things are happening fast.

— Hisham Matar