“Only a habit can subdue another habit.”

“All people are the same; only their habits differ.”

“Fight like a man. Habit is overcome by habit.”

“Old habits are hard to forget, and old fears are habits.”

“I believe that you can reach the point where there is no longer any difference between developing the habit of pretending to believe and developing the habit of believing.”

“Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.”

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”

“I have a habit to be reborn as a writer. So if I find myself in a crisis that I have never experienced, I can be born, or I can write something, by the power of the habit. Even a soldier or a farmer or a fisherman can be reborn by the power of the habit when he meets the greatest crisis of his life.”

“Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.”

“Our habits are our friends. Even our bad habits.”