“The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props. Meeting a person who wrote a masterpiece on the back of… — Hugh MacLeod Copy Share Image
“Shepherd sat next to him close to the front of the plane. As it taxied for take-off, Muller took a pair of… — Stephen Leather Copy Share Image
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In the early 1990s, my relatives in Patna, even those who had no interest in reading or writing, wanted Parker fountain pens. — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
I used to write exclusively with one particular Montblanc fountain pen, although lately I have had to use a roller-tip fountain pen,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I am violently untidy. My desk is overcrowded. I write my first drafts in longhand in a long notebook using a plastic… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
“The owner of the Agut d'Avignon had the air of a 1920s dandy who had ruined himself with one mad night of… — Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Copy Share Image
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