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Handwriting Quotes

The messy, personal art of putting pen to paper

These handwriting quotes explore the personal side of writing, from stacks of filled legal pads to the expression found in an author's own hand.

I have more than 100 legal pads filled with handwriting. Eight novels, two books for children, countless stories and essays.

Quotes by Susan Straight

The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.

Quotes by Ralph Hodgson

You can tell a lot about a person by their handwriting.

Quotes by Pete Doherty

I never did calligraphy... But handwriting is an entirely different kind of thing. It's part of the syndrome of modernism... It's part of that asceticism.

Quotes by Paul Rand

Communication Quotes

I use my computer to take notes more and more because my handwriting is so bad. I'm a lefty and it's getting worse and worse.

Quotes by Maggie Haberman

I was filling entire school notebooks with stories by Grade 3. Of course, they were double-spaced, and the handwriting was huge.

Quotes by Linwood Barclay

I've always had this identity thing. When I was little, I was always changing my handwriting because I couldn't decide which one I liked best.

Quotes by Lianne La Havas

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

Quotes by Jean Cocteau

I handwrite out all my lines. I like to see my handwriting, and I like to keep my notes over time.

Quotes by George Eads

Emotion Quotes

A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.

Quotes by Christian Dior

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these handwriting quotes focus on?
They focus on the personal, physical act of writing by hand, from filling legal pads with novels to the way poets use handwriting to shape and reshape their own words.
Do any quotes mention struggling with bad handwriting?
Yes, one quote admits switching to a computer because the writer's own handwriting had become messy and hard to read, especially as a left-handed writer.
Is handwriting connected to creativity in these quotes?
Several quotes treat handwriting as part of the creative process itself, describing how writers filled notebooks with stories from a young age using their own handwriting.
Do the quotes describe handwriting in childhood specifically?
Yes, one recalls filling entire school notebooks with large, double-spaced handwriting by the third grade, showing an early love of storytelling before typing took over.
Where can I find more quotes about self-expression?
You can explore more on expression quotes for additional reflections on how people communicate their ideas and creativity.

Whether it's poets unraveling their handwriting or students filling double-spaced notebooks, these quotes treat penmanship as a small but telling part of how stories begin.