“And I hope each morning you wake like a bird in a nest and fly without a thought.”

“It crossed my mind that my letters are all about me and not you. I would hope that you pay me the same respect.”

“I have been mostly dull lately. Like a butter knife. And hoping to find, when called upon, something more in my arsenal than a butter knife. Unless my opponent is actually butter. Then that would be fine. Room temperature butter.”

“Why do I do such things.I hope the answer is that I embrace life with abandon. But I fear the truth is that I'm irresponsible.”

“I look forward to sleeping each night. The air is cool and it often starts to rain around 2:00 A.M., breaking the heat and singing me to sleep. And I drink my tequila as if I'd be letting you down if I didn't.”

“I wanted to hold you until I heard one voice. I stood without intention of moving and realized we see every punch coming in a boxing movie but in real life we miss a lot of them.”

“They say marriages work better if you don't know the person too well. Maybe we should stop writing each other posthaste.”