"When I write, I use an Underwood #5……" — Andy Rooney
"When I write, I use an Underwood #5 made in 1920. Someone gave me an electric typewriter, but there's no use pretending you can use machinery that thinks faster than you do. An electric typewriter is ready to go before I have anything to say."
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Andy Rooney
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