A pencil is an extension of a finger writing in the sand…

For many of us, our smartphones have become extensions of our brains - we outsource essential cognitive functions, like memory, to them, which means…

— Jenna Wortham

“...a writing in the sand which all may read but few understand." - Philip Jose Farmer in 'Riders of the Purple Wage”

— Philip Jose Farmer

“Speaking to you is like writing in the sand. My words and thoughts just wash away when the tide rises.”

— Zachary Koukol

Unfortunately when I start to talk or when someone watches over my shoulders my pencil either stops or I draw meaningless lines.

— E. J. Hughes

Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I'll draw a sketch of thee. What kind of pencil shall I use? 2B or not 2B?

— Spike Milligan

I put my pencil upon the paper, doubtfully, and drew little lines, considering my theme. But I would not long hesitate in this manner,…

— Hilaire Belloc

Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision…

— Rudolph A. Marcus

An old man said Eraser are made For those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied Erasers are made for those who are willing to…

— EchoYan

“That person, I can't remember who it was right now, who said the pen was mightier that the sword-I thnk they were wrong. I…

— Beverley Brenna

“pencil the exact middle of the head’s height. Place a horizontal line there; this should be located below the eyebrows' line.  ”

— Vladimir London

With pencil there is a tendency to be timid, either using very faint lines or erasing bad lines... Line sketching tends to emphasize the…

— Paul Laseau

Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I…

— Stacy Schiff

But I had never drawn on a tablet before. I've been doing pencil and paper and film for almost 20 years. I wanted to…

— Don Hertzfeldt

Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer.

— Carl Sandburg

I've got to feel the pencil and see the words at the end of the pencil,

— William Faulkner