The Doodle Is the Brooding of the Hand

Saul Steinberg? Harold Rosenberg? Robert Motherwell? Dear Quote Investigator: A cartoonist once spoke eloquently about the product of absentminded scribbling. Here are three versions: The doodle is the brooding of the hand. Doodling is the brooding of the hand. Doodling is the brooding of the mind. Would you please explore the provenance of this expression? …