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Computer Screen Quotes

On staring at the screen too long.

These quotes come mostly from writers describing a familiar trade-off, working at the screen until their eyes are burning, then craving any excuse to look Away from it.

I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient whose care I am taking over is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it's only at the bedside that I can...

Quotes by Abraham Verghese

Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.

Quotes by Stefan Sagmeister

Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I write first drafts with a mechanical pencil and a yellow legal pad. There's good reason for...

Quotes by Stacy Schiff

I can't read a computer screen and never use a calculator. It's all in my head and by hand.

Quotes by Simon Reuben

Able Quotes

Finding the discipline, the motivation, the focus, the passion to sit down in front of a blank piece of paper or a blank computer screen every day and then to make it come alive with characters and with plot is...

Quotes by Ricky Schroder

I have always preferred paper and ink to a computer screen and I still write most of my lyrics by hand.

Quotes by Leo Sayer

Just because someone can sit behind a computer screen and have a different name and hide themselves, they feel like they can do anything to anyone.

Quotes by LeAnn Rimes

I have a computer screen near my seat where I monitor the overall health of the vehicle and pick up any problems that might be occurring early on or once we see any kind of a malfunction or anything unusual...

Quotes by Laurel Clark

Every night, I will write until I'm done. Until my eyes are burning and tearing, and I can't see the computer screen anymore, till I finish the script, till I get to the point where I'm happy stopping, till I...

Quotes by Julie Plec

Always Quotes

Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004. On February 5, we were feeling pretty confident, even from observing the first few hours of usage. Students used it like crazy. They'd sign up then spend the next 3-4 hours on it....

Quotes by Dustin Moskovitz

I have a beautiful platter of various fruits as my computer screen saver. It's a constant reminder to eat healthy! It helps me to make healthier food choices throughout my day.

Quotes by Drew Sidora

Just being able to get paid to do something you love is a wonderful thing. That said, a writer's daily routine, unless you're Dominick Dunne, isn't exactly glamorous. Much of it amounts to drudgery, staring at a computer screen all...

Quotes by Bryan Burrough

I don't sit down in front of my computer screen and think, 'Right. Today I shall begin a story set in this or that period of history.' I just get ideas from the world around me.

Quotes by Ann Turner

I'm lucky because the most dangerous thing that could happen to me is that someone will say something mean on a computer screen miles away, and so I feel like if that's all that I'm facing, then why would I...

Quotes by Amandla Stenberg

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these computer screen quotes have in common?
Most describe the physical cost of screen time for writers, burning eyes, the urge to look away, and the appeal of working without one at all.
Why would someone look up computer screen quotes?
They're often used in writing about screen fatigue, remote work, or the creative process, especially by people describing their own relationship with staring at a monitor for hours.
Is there a quote about working without a screen?
Yes, one writer says they can't actually read a computer screen for their work and never use a calculator, doing everything in their head and by hand instead.
Do these quotes mention screen size or setup?
One references a study on how a larger, less cluttered screen improves concentration, adding dryly that it only confirmed what the writer already suspected from experience.
Are these quotes specific to writers, or broader?
They lean heavily toward writers and creative work, though the underlying theme, wanting to get Away from the screen, applies to almost anyone with a desk job.

One quote goes further, describing a preference for working entirely in the head and by hand, without a screen or calculator at all, a reminder that not every process needs one.