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Typewriter Quotes

Nostalgic lines on typewriters, longhand, and the writer's craft

These typewriter quotes capture the nostalgia of writers who grew up tapping out manuscripts by hand, long before laptops existed, echoing themes found in nostalgia quotes.

I still use a typewriter from time to time, but because I can't type as well as I used to, I really don't use one very much.

Quotes by William Jay Smith

I think I'm from the 18th century, not even the 19th. I don't even use a typewriter. I prefer longhand, and that's how I submit my manuscripts to my publishers.

Quotes by Ruskin Bond

I'm a relic, and things were a lot different when I was fifteen and sixteen. There were no cell phones, no laptops... I learned to type on an actual typewriter.

Quotes by Patrick Carman

I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.

Quotes by P. G. Wodehouse

Emotion Quotes

I pecked my stories out two-fingered on the Remington portable typewriter my mother had bought me. I had begged for it when I was ten.

Quotes by Octavia E. Butler

Miller is not really a writer but a non-stop talker to whom someone has given a typewriter.

Quotes by Gerald Brenan

I don't do rewrites. I put all the pages in a pile next to the typewriter.

Quotes by Francine Pascal

I would write my editorials using a manual typewriter in pitch-black darkness... I would produce the whole thing without having seen the text.

Quotes by Charles Krauthammer

I had a little portable typewriter. I call it my Harlem Literary Fellowship.

Quotes by Amiri Baraka

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes run through these typewriter quotes?
They cover nostalgia for old writing tools, personal habits like preferring longhand, and how growing up without modern technology shaped certain writers.
Do any of these quotes come from working writers?
Yes, several are from authors describing their own manuscript habits, including one who still submits work in longhand rather than typed pages.
Is there humor in any of these typewriter quotes?
One quote is playfully critical, describing a talker who was simply handed a typewriter rather than being a genuine writer.
Why do some people still prefer typewriters today?
For some, typing skills faded with age or habit, while others simply feel more at home with older, slower methods of writing.
What other quotes pair well with typewriter quotes?
Readers drawn to this sentimental tone often enjoy nostalgia quotes, which explore similar longing for earlier, simpler times.

Several speak to how writing tools shape identity, from authors who still prefer longhand to those amused by anyone handed a typewriter, a contrast worth exploring alongside technology quotes.