“Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one? ”

“Write," he said."I'll write to you as soon as I get there," answered Julian."No. Not to me. Write books. Not letters. Write them for me, for Penelope.”

“Darling,You asked me to write you a letter, so I am writing you a letter. I do not know why I am writing you this letter, or what this letter is supposed to be about, but I am writing it nonetheless, because I love you very much and trust that you have some good purpose for having me write this letter. I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love.Your father”

“I love letters from little kids. Adults never proclaim themselves 'your #1 fan!”

“Love After Loveall your life, whom you have ignoredfor another, who knows you by heart.Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,the photographs, the desperate notes,peel your own image from the mirror.Sit. Feast on your life.”

“In my heart, I love books, I love writing. I love the lines of letters on a page.”