Any piece of furniture, I don't care how beautiful it is, has got to be lived with, and kicked about, and rubbed down, and mistreated by servants, and repolished, and knocked around and dusted and sat on or slept in or eaten off of before it develops its real character ... A good deal like human beings.
Edna FerberA writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.
Edna Ferber