“Form the habit of writing your thoughts. The mechanical element assists the power of concentration.”

“It is this delightful habit of journalizing which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. Every body allows that the talent of writing is particularly female. Nature might have done something, but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal.”

“Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing.”

“First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.”

“without the power to concentrate thatis to say, without the power to dictate to the brain its task and to ensure obedience true life is impossible. Mind control is the first element of a full existence.”

“We must dilute and disperse all forms of concentrated power that refuse to be accountable to majority wishes.”