MARK TWAIN, GRAHAM GREENE AND JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ON FOUNTAIN PENS: Bibek Debroy

Quotes from two famous authors illustrate how perceptions about the fountain pen changed.  The first is Mark Twain (1835-1910).  This famous quote is “None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.”  This was part of Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar and featured in “Following the … Continue reading MARK TWAIN, GRAHAM GREENE AND JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ON FOUNTAIN PENS: Bibek Debroy