Bed Quote by Samuel Laman Blanchard

“For the biographer, the final clue to character lies in the yet unread - the scribbled note, the diary page, a notation in the…

— Laura Furman

The story of a poor man's life is written on his body, in a sharp pen.

— Aravind Adiga

Every writing career starts as a personal quest for sainthood, for self-betterment. Sooner or later, and as a rule quite soon, a man discovers…

— Joseph Brodsky

“Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.”

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business. The day you die.

— Yasunari Kawabata

“His OFELLUS in the Art of Living in London, I have heard him relate, was an Irish painter, whom he knew at Birmingham, and…

— James Boswell

'Will you retire?' 'When they put me in the grave, I want to have a pen in my hand.'

— Felix Sabates

“A writer will seal his own coffin, And the interests of readers will soften, If the author insists On the usual twists, And he…

— Mark Grenier

“He left for his day at the library. Today is research day. When he got there, he went directly to the microfiche machine and…

— Jean Holloway

A man who keeps a diary pays, Due toll to many tedious days; But life becomes eventful—then, His busy hand forgets the pen. Most…

— William Allingham

The only true retirement is that of the heart; the only true leisure is the repose of the passions. To such persons it makes…

— William Hazlitt

It goes against an artist's grain to retire. But whether he retires or not, he will age... What work will get done in the…

— Eric Maisel