Randoms by Rach

Thinking Through My Fingers?

Isaac Asimov, born on this day in 1920, once said "Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers." What are your thoughts on this quote? Is writing simply a brain-to-hand exercise, or is there more involved?

I like this quote. It sums up really well what it's like to write. My fingers sometimes get way ahead of my brain. Sometimes, they get all tangled up because they are so far ahead. Thinking through your fingers. That's beautiful. Like your fingers are separate from you; like they hold the answers to all your worries, concerns, and happinesses. Everything can be written about. Everything you think can leave your body, and be expressed, through your fingers.

Although, I think it's more that fingers are like a conduit for your thoughts. They don't really think for themselves. They translate whatever is burning inside of you. I do like the analogy, though.