pad of paper
Noun
Meaning
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
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Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
But with writing, all you need is a pad of paper.
I flipped back through the pad of paper while I thought about what Stephen Hawking would do next.
If you have a great day at work and you've been hit with all these great ideas and there's a lot of excitement on your team, your mind doesn't turn off. For years I've kept a pad of paper and pen by me at night, because things just occur to you.