Richard Paul Evans Quotes

My dinner spot is usually in front of the TV. I'll grill a steak and whip up a salad and watch 'Hoarders'. I love it because a) I'm kind of voyeuristic, and b) every time I see an episode, I go to the one room where all my unpacked boxes wound up, and I throw out a box of stuff.

Near my desk, I keep a large plastic carton filled with fresh notebooks and stationery of various kinds, sizes, and qualities.

I always have pen and paper with me.

Actually, I probably have 30 binders at home. I have a lot of binders.

Wearing down seven number two pencils is a good day's work.

I don't think I ever owned twenty pencils at one time. Wearing down seven number-two pencils is a good day's work.

I'm always jotting things down on pieces of paper. I've got pieces of paper all over my house.

People buy pads all the time, because they want to write stuff down. We're never going to get away from paper, ever. People like writing; that's why more people are writing more real thank-you notes now - not just to stand out, but because there's something about pen to paper, about holding something cool in your hands.

I save everything. I have these carefully organized file boxes. Somewhere in there is a section of the 'New York Times' where I wrote 'The Border Guard' in the margin.

I love pens, especially when writing on good-quality paper. But I don't have a favorite - I try all kinds in all colors. Like most folks, I misplace them a lot, so I don't use anything too fancy.

It became a habit of mine never to leave the house without a pencil in my pocket.

If you always use your stapler in one place, keep it there, instead of thinking that all the office supplies should go in one place. I've moved a lot of things around in my house because of that.

#3 pencils and quadrille pads.

In theory, people would pick progression every time over being idle. But if you look at us as a culture, as a people, you would say that if you get up at five o'clock in the morning, eat your breakfast, go to work, make money, pay your bills, you're progressing, when you're still doing what's comfortable.

When narratives fracture, when words fail, I take consolation from the part of my life that always works: the stationery order. The mail-order stationery people supply every need from royal blue Quink to a dazzling variety of portable hard drives.

Sometimes I fantasize that all my furniture has been destroyed in a cataclysm, and I have to start again with only the stationery catalogue. My entire house would become an office, which would be an overt recognition of the existing state of affairs.

I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me.

I hadn't thought that I was generally a pack rat, but it turns out I am.

If I print something out, I just spend all my time trying to find where I've put it down.

When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.

If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things.

Ask anyone who knows me - I am constantly moving things around in my place.

I always have a good pen with me.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

There's an ongoing 'water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink' situation at my house in terms of both pens and paper.