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title: "5 Pencil Quotes By David Rees"
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> [I never thought I would make a living as a pencil-sharpener. The first goal was: I don't want to lose money. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-never-thought-i-would-make-a-living-as-a-pencil-sharpener-the-first/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/david-rees-13338_firsts_i-never-thought-i-would-make-a-living-as_372358.png)

> [I hardly ever use pencils. I'm left-handed and it's really messy if you're left-handed because of the graphite smudging. I use them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-hardly-ever-use-pencils-i-m-left-handed-and-it-s-really-messy-if/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/david-rees-13338_house_i-hardly-ever-use-pencils-i-m-left-hande_1446550.png)

> [“The only perfection available to you without compromise is that of intention and effort. If you endeavor to be the best pencil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/the-only-perfection-available-to-you-without-compromise-is-that-of/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/david-rees-13338_pencil_the-only-perfection-available-to-you-wit_2244316.png)

> [The thing I hear about a lot is when people over-sharpen their pencil with a single-blade pocket-sharpener and then when they put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/the-thing-i-hear-about-a-lot-is-when-people-over-sharpen-their-pencil/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/david-rees-13338_blades_the-thing-i-hear-about-a-lot-is-when-peo_2488287.jpg)

> [I assumed that the pencil market was collapsing, but then it turns out that from 2010 to 2011 in the United States,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-assumed-that-the-pencil-market-was-collapsing-but-then-it-turns-out/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/david-rees-13338_chinese_i-assumed-that-the-pencil-market-was-col_2965412.png)

## Other authors on Pencil

## More by David Rees

> [I have a really analytical approach to art. And the whole idea that you can't analyze what makes a joke funny...I do not agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-have-a-really-analytical-approach-to-art-and-the-whole-idea-that/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [The thing that was interesting to me about Relationshapes - as opposed to most of the other cartoons I've ever made - was I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/the-thing-that-was-interesting-to-me-about-relationshapes-as-opposed/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I don't even drink Coke. It tastes like robot sweat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-don-t-even-drink-coke-it-tastes-like-robot-sweat/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I didn't dare to dream of making money. But now of course, I've made many thousands of dollars sharpening pencils.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-didn-t-dare-to-dream-of-making-money-but-now-of-course-i-ve-made/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I just wanted a really simple, dramatic way so that fans, people who were reading my comic, would be like, "This is something different."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-just-wanted-a-really-simple-dramatic-way-so-that-fans-people-who/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [Everyone has pencils in their house, no matter how hip and contemporary they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/everyone-has-pencils-in-their-house-no-matter-how-hip-and/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I was just worried that someone was gonna think that I had been commissioned by Jamba Juice to make cartoons about Jamba Juice. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-was-just-worried-that-someone-was-gonna-think-that-i-had-been/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I never thought I would make a living as a pencil-sharpener. The first goal was: I don't want to lose money. And then the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-never-thought-i-would-make-a-living-as-a-pencil-sharpener-the-first/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I don't like when performers rag on their ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend in absentia. If they're not there, it just feels rude... I'm never going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-don-t-like-when-performers-rag-on-their-ex-girlfriend-or-ex/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [People think, "Wow, people in America have so much money, they're sending hundreds of pencils to this guy." I don't think those people realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/people-think-wow-people-in-america-have-so-much-money-they-re-sending/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I would make a comic for Rolling Stone every two weeks, because they're biweekly. And then I would make weekly comics for my weekly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-would-make-a-comic-for-rolling-stone-every-two-weeks-because-they/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/the-way-you-make-money-is-to-do-something-you-don-t-like-to-do-and/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I started sharpening pencils at the census and how that was a difficult time in my life because my marriage was ending and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-started-sharpening-pencils-at-the-census-and-how-that-was-a/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [I'm interested in the structure of art and how it works. And the content is also interesting, but I don't want to keep the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/i-m-interested-in-the-structure-of-art-and-how-it-works-and-the/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

> [“And you know what happened next in my dream? Dick Cheney and I said the same thing at the same time: "Well, we had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rees/and-you-know-what-happened-next-in-my-dream-dick-cheney-and-i-said/)

[David Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rees/)

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