I remember reading that George Will uses a pen and legal pad in writing his columns. That was some years ago, so I don't know if he still follows that practice, but I presume he does. Paul Theroux (with whose work I am not familiar), says:
Writing by hand is part of my creative process. The speed at which I write with a pen seems to be the speed at which my imagination finds the best forms of words. A long-ago introduction to the Paris Review Interviews said that authors spoke of pens and rewriting with such passion that it seemed that "writing is one of the plastic arts." I agree with this metaphor of sculpting. I was gratified to read in a Newsweek piece about intelligence last January, that "brain scans show that handwriting engages more sections of the brain than typing" and "it's easier to remember something once you've written it down on paper." (more . . .)
Me: This quote inspires me to do more work with pen and ink! I also want to improve my handwriting, which suffers due to incessant haste!