I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour. Georg Brandes
Man may [...] be master of his fate, but he has a precious poor servant. It is easier to command a lapdog or a mule for a whole day than one's own fate for half-an-hour. Hilaire Belloc
Often I think the novels I read won't make very good movies - I better not say which I'm looking at for potential films! - but it's nice to have an excuse to just sit and read for a whole day. Christopher Hampton
I loathe interviews and getting me to sit still for a whole day is unprecedented. Annie Proulx
You can learn more about a person by watching them eat one meal than by listening to them speak for a whole day. Charles Sheffield