focus Quotes

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

While writing, I tend to repeat the same song, endlessly, for thousands of times. This helps me ignore any lyrics, and helps create a consistent mood for each book.

My trainer don't tell me nothing between rounds. I don't allow him to. I fight the fight. All I want to know is did I win the round. It's too late for advice.

You can't keep your mind on fighting when you're thinking about a woman. You can't keep your concentration. You feel like sleeping all the time.

Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.

In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

I never look at my watch when I'm sketching!

I don't do meetings.