Bigs Quote by Donald Knuth

A pen on paper is the ideal way for me. I am not really very comfortable with machines; I never learned to type very…

— Chinua Achebe

There are times where I would keep three typewriters on a table, and I'd have three complete thoughts going. With computers, you make folders,…

— Eddie Vedder

I don't even own a computer. I write by hand then I type it up on an old manual typewriter. But I cross out…

— Paul Auster

I don't write with a machine. I write with a pen and a paper, which is what is most comfortable for me.

— Wayne Dyer

I use an IBM Thinkpad. I just use it like a typewriter, but when I started using it in 1987, I thought I won't…

— Joan Didion

I often write in pencil on paper and then type up later. It's much quicker than using a keyboard.

— Catherine Fisher

I've tried writing on a computer thinking it would make me more efficient, but if you're writing crummy stuff, being efficient is no help.

— Jennifer Egan

I've always written by hand. Mostly with a fountain pen, but sometimes with a pencil - especially for corrections.

— Paul Auster

I find a lot of writing happens when you're not actually at the computer. So I carry a notebook.

— Noah Baumbach

I'm not a big gadget guy. When I write, I'll do the whole thing by hand, and then I'll put it into the computer.

— Vince Vaughn

Whenever I try to do anything on a typewriter, it's like having this machine between me and the words; what comes out is not…

— Chinua Achebe

I write on a computer, but I've run the complete gambit. When I was very young, I wrote with a ballpoint pen in school…

— Charles de Lint