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Pencil Quotes

Quotes on the humble pencil, from craft to quirky style.

This pencil quotes collection starts with early creative memories, like writing simple songs as a child, and stretches into a playful comparison between scissors and pencils as creative tools. Continue with Art quotes for more on the creative process.

But, I don't know, the violence, I can't even talk about. We don't do a lot of violent shows. When I started in television, breaking a pencil was a violent act.

Quotes by Aaron Spelling

If I want to put on a pair of Converse with a pencil stuck through them, I will.

Quotes by Willow Smith

I wear anything I feel like. If I want to put on a pair of Converse with a pencil stuck through them, I will.

Quotes by Willow Smith

As soon as I could write with a little pencil, I was writing these little hymns and illustrating them, and I thought they should be sung in church, but they never were.

Quotes by W. S. Merwin

Always Quotes

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

Quotes by Truman Capote

Some of my biggest complaints about acting in television were that I was always wearing a tight dress or pencil skirt, and I was always wearing heels.

Quotes by Trieste Kelly Dunn

A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does not have it, but is in it.

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

A pencil has eraser because it make mistake.

Quotes by The Iron Sheik

As a writer, I have learned that each time I pick up my pencil I betray someone.

Quotes by Terry Tempest Williams

Art Quotes

When I travel, I always take my Winsor & Newton watercolor kit, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes when folded up. I bought my first one in the 1980s. It was handy to bring on trips, and...

Quotes by Susan Minot

I don't like drawing characters facing right. If I tried to do that at a book signing, I'd have to pencil it first.

Quotes by Stephan Pastis

You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.

Quotes by Stan Laurel

There's always a pencil in my bag. I put everything in pencil in my datebook. I live in L.A. - everyone's flaky.

Quotes by Sonya Walger

Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision to explore theory!

Quotes by Rudolph A. Marcus

Brow Quotes

College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

Quotes by Ruby Wax

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.

Quotes by Robert McNamara

I'm still short now, but when I was 14, I was like a pencil. You had to be aggressive and hold your own.

Quotes by Raheem Sterling

When I was a developer, I couldn't buy a pencil. I had no budget, nothing.

Quotes by Peter Levine

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

Quotes by Paul Auster

Eraser Quotes

The fatter the eyeliner, the easier it is to use. With a pencil, just draw the shape you like and clean up the mistakes with a bit of cleanser.

Quotes by Pat McGrath

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the main theme across these pencil quotes?
Most connect the pencil to early creative expression, whether that's writing simple songs as a child or sketching ideas by hand.
Is there a quote about the pencil as a fashion choice?
Yes, one mentions wearing sneakers with a pencil poked through the laces, part of a personal, do-what-feels-right approach to style.
Do any quotes compare the pencil to other creative tools?
Yes, one contrasts trusting scissors over a pencil, suggesting a preference for cutting and shaping over drawing or writing things out first.
Is there a quote about writing songs or hymns as a child?
Yes, one recalls writing and illustrating simple songs as soon as handwriting was possible, even though they were never performed anywhere.
Can these quotes work for captions about creativity or personal style?
Yes, they suit captions about hands-on creativity or unconventional style choices. Pair them with Art quotes for more on the creative side of that theme.

There's even a quirky style note about wearing a pencil as an accessory, showing the object isn't limited to writing and drawing. Explore Always quotes and Brow quotes for related reading.