Business Quote by David Rees

I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun.

— David Rees

There's no need to sharpen my pencils anymore. They're sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.

— Ze Frank

“2.3.06.02.087: Unnecessary sharpening of pencils constitutes a waste of public resources, and will be punished as appropriate.”

— Jasper Fforde

I liked sharpening pencils and I was like, "Oh, I wonder if I could get paid to do it." And I figured it out…

— David Rees

I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.

— David Rees

I talked to people in the pencil industry and I talked to people as I was sharpening their pencils about the frustrations they have…

— David Rees

Broken pencils are pointless.

— Nikhil Saluja

I'm one of the world's greatest pencil sharpeners.

— Truman Capote

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…

— David Rees

My strips are not always funny, and they can be pretty grim at times, and I know I lose readers because of it, but…

— Lynda Barry

I would hate to be a pencil. getting sharpened, having to write all the time, different people holding you, erasing with your pink stuff.…

— Emma Runyan

I didn't have the time to literally write and draw the strip at the same time.

— Bob Kane