Monks used to spend six hours a day copying books. They used to write with a knife or quill, not with a stick.

The books were usually between 40 and 50 pages long. The material was written in Latin, not in English. The monks used to work in a warm room, not a cold one. They also used their time to pray and to heal the sick. They worked in a small group, not as many as in modern times. They had to share their knowledge of the texts. They shared their time with each other, not just with their families. They were not like modern-day monks, who work in large groups. They share their time, not their knowledge. They are not like us, who use a stick to write. They use a quill to write on paper, not to cut it. They don't use a knife to cut the paper. They have to use their hands to write the words. They can't use their fingers to cut them.