Distraction-Free Zone Quotes

When I write, I don't like to be around any humans.

I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of you, your mind goes nuts.

I sometimes read about authors who say they require a perfectly silent room maintained at precisely 68 degrees, with trash bags taped over the windows and a white-noise machine in the corner to write, and I think, 'Who are these people, and do any of them have kids?'

I believe in having a neat workspace because everything else in my life is so unpredictable, and my mind is so crowded - I wake up with commercials from the '90s blaring in my head. I try to give myself a fighting chance by having an organized workspace.

I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.

My favourite place to write is at my desk in my house in the mountains of Crete. I produce more there because one big distraction is missing: the Internet.

In my studio, it is unkempt and unattractive. Once I'm in my work, I don't notice where I am.

I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat.

I stay in my little bubble - that is what I try and do. There is always noise out there and distractions, but you just have to block all that noise out.