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I use a pen. It is the primary instrument of my trade, rivaled only by a computer.
I use a pen because I have a problem with using pencil to edit manuscripts. I prefer red or blue ink over black ink or pencil because of the need for contrast between editorial notation the black ink of printouts.
When you're dealing with 300 to 400 pages, with anywhere between 10 to 50 (or more) notations per page, you tend to favour red. At least I do.
When it comes to general note-taking, I choose blue unless I only see a red pen sitting around.
I only use pencil when it's required for test-taking or forms. Or maybe if I were sketching or doodling.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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