“Inside these letters, the eye will seeNearby are your friends, and VFD.”
“I like you; your eyes are full of language."[Letter to Anne Clarke, July 3, 1964.]”
“I held out my sisters' letters for him to read. Tears appeared in his eyes, and he kissed the letters and declared, "I love your sisters! It shall be the object of my life to justify the trust shown in these letters. May God bless them.”
“Generally, people who are good at writing letters have no need to write letters. They've got plenty of life to lead inside their own context.”
“It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt.”
“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”