If you give a writer a pretty notebook,
she will want a pretty pen to write in it.
If you give a writer a pretty pen,
she will want a pretty pen stand to hold it.
If you give a writer a pretty pen stand,
she will want a pretty desk to put it on.
If you give a writer a pretty desk,
she will want a pretty room to put it in.
If you give a writer a pretty room,
she will want a pretty view.
If you give a writer a pretty view,
she'll never write anything down, so just give her a plain spiral notebook and a uniball.