"The diminutive chains of habit are seldom heavy enough to be felt, till they are too strong to be broken."
–– Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English author
Source: Wendy Wood. Good Habits, Bad Habits. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2019; p. 20.
via: Sketchbook M 13, 2024, 2025, p. 13.
"The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might of the force of habit –– and must understand that practices are what create habits. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him –– and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires."
"Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of habit."
–– W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer
via: Commonplace Book 2013-2014, 2014, p. 69.
"Everything is habit forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing."
–– Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), American basketball player
Source: Nitch.com
via: Day In & Day Out Notebook, 2020, p. 39.
"People who want to write either do it or they don't. At last I began to say that my most important talent – or habit – was persistence. Without it, I would have given up writing long before I finished my first novel. It's amazing what we can do if we simply refuse to give up."
–– Octavia Butler (1947-2006), American science fiction writer
"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice."
–– Octavia Butler (1947-2006), American science fiction writer
