Do we not wile away moments of inanity or fatigued waiting by repeating some trivial movement or sound, until the repetition has bred a want, which is incipient habit?
我们不也常在无聊或疲倦等待时,反复做一个小动作、发出一种声音来消磨时间,直到重复变成一种需求,成为习惯的开端吗?
— George Eliot · Silas Marner · Chapter II —