“In the old days, writers used to sit in front of a typewriter and stare out of the window. Nowadays, because of the marvels of convergent technology, the thing you type on and the window you stare out of are now the same thing.”

“Writing- the profession in which you stare at a computer screen, stare out the window, type a few words, then curse repeatedly.”

“What no wife of a writer understands is that a writer is working when he's staring out the window.”

“What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he's staring out the window.”

“It wasn't until after we were pulling into the back lot of Station One that I remembered asking Hank if he wanted to have coffee and talk.Crap.I slid a quick glance his way to find him staring out the window. His expression reminded me of a conversation I had with Emma when she was six years old and I found her sitting with her knees drawn up on the back of the couch, staring out the window."Hey, kiddo, what's wrong?""I'm looking out the window.""Why?""Because that's what people do when they're sad. They stare out the window.”

“I'm doing one of three things: I'm writing. I'm staring out the window. Or I'm writhing on the floor.”