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title: "4 Writing Longhand Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I used to type, but now, typing or working with a computer, I get a stiff neck. So I prefer writing longhand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruskin-bond/i-used-to-type-but-now-typing-or-working-with-a-computer-i-get-a/)

[Ruskin Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruskin-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/ruskin-bond-1864_computer_i-used-to-type-but-now-typing-or-working_454346.png)

> [I love writing in longhand. Writing in longhand, I think, is a marvelous thing to do for a writer these days. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/i-love-writing-in-longhand-writing-in-longhand-i-think-is-a-marvelous/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e01/neil-gaiman-29_auctions_i-love-writing-in-longhand-writing-in-lo_934928.jpg)

> [I tend to elongate the sentences as I'm writing and editing, and there is just something about the feeling of writing longhand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-king/i-tend-to-elongate-the-sentences-as-i-m-writing-and-editing-and-there/)

[Lily King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/lily-king-10967_editing_i-tend-to-elongate-the-sentences-as-i-m_1110331.jpg)

> [I've always preferred writing in longhand. I've always written first drafts in longhand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/i-ve-always-preferred-writing-in-longhand-i-ve-always-written-first/)

[John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/john-irving-337_firsts_i-ve-always-preferred-writing-in-longhan_1654286.png)

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