While curating the vast literary quotes for NovellaMate, we discovered something unexpected—Stephen King's works are rich with precise time references. From our shared love of The Shawshank Redemption to a team book club reading Billy Summers, this blog reflects on the unexpected joy of building a product around the moments we love in literature.

Two years, countless searches, and three pairs of bloodshot eyes — this is the daily life of literary geeks behind 100,000+ quotes.

A full day in literature—1,440 quotes mapped to every minute on the clock, from midnight to midnight.