--- title: "9 Took Pen Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Took Pen quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Took Pen sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/jason-williams-55003_anything_i-m-not-letting-him-write-anything-i-did_2417393.jpg" --- > [I'm not letting him write anything. I didn't do anything. I just took his pen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-williams/i-m-not-letting-him-write-anything-i-didn-t-do-anything-i-just-took/) [Jason Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/jason-williams-55003_anything_i-m-not-letting-him-write-anything-i-did_2417393.jpg) > [“He wrote because he liked to write; he did not abridge, because he cared not to abridge. He sat down, he took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bronte/he-wrote-because-he-liked-to-write-he-did-not-abridge-because-he/) [Charlotte Brontë](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-bronte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/charlotte-bronte-144_letter-writing_he-wrote-because-he-liked-to-write-he-di_392097.jpg) > [But when I took up my pen, my hand made big, jerky letters like those of a child, and the lines sloped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-plath/but-when-i-took-up-my-pen-my-hand-made-big-jerky-letters-like-those/) [Sylvia Plath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-plath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/sylvia-plath-149_bigs_but-when-i-took-up-my-pen-my-hand-made-b_1204178.jpg) > [Sorrow, it is said, will make even an oyster feel poetical. I never tried my hand at that sort of writing but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-crockett/sorrow-it-is-said-will-make-even-an-oyster-feel-poetical-i-never/) [Davy Crockett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-crockett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/davy-crockett-12646_fancy_sorrow-it-is-said-will-make-even-an-oyst_230294.jpg) > [“When it was time to write, and he took his pen in his hand, he never thought of consequences; he thought of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mantel/when-it-was-time-to-write-and-he-took-his-pen-in-his-hand-he-never/) [Hilary Mantel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mantel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/hilary-mantel-440_time_when-it-was-time-to-write-and-he-took-hi_1604532.jpg) > [Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been writing your story and it's time you took the pen from his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/freedom-begins-the-moment-you-realize-someone-else-has-been-writing/) [Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/bill-moyers-2625_freedom_freedom-begins-the-moment-you-realize-so_565823.png) > [He took up his pen, which seemed to parch like a martyrin his hand. He began to write, nevertheless, addressing the nine-and-ninety…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-theroux/he-took-up-his-pen-which-seemed-to-parch-like-a-martyrin-his-hand-he/) [Alexander Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-theroux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/alexander-theroux-14881_things-happen-for-a_he-took-up-his-pen-which-seemed-to-parch_3222803.png) > [“The move away from writing poetry was gradual. It was a gentle slope into a muddy pond; it was a collection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-doll-carlson/the-move-away-from-writing-poetry-was-gradual-it-was-a-gentle-slope/) [Angela Doll Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-doll-carlson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/angela-doll-carlson-103876_catholic_the-move-away-from-writing-poetry-was-gr_2681645.jpg) > [“He took the pen and book from her and faltered. “Just write anything – anything trivial that won't matter if it comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-hardy/he-took-the-pen-and-book-from-her-and-faltered-just-write-anything/) [Dianna Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/dianna-hardy-9100_blue-hair_he-took-the-pen-and-book-from-her-and-fa_983433.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/took-pen/#itemlist", "name": "Took Pen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not letting him write anything. 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