“Inrealized how valuable the art and practice of writing letters are, and how important it is to remind people of what a treasure letters--handwritten letters--can be. In our throwaway era of quick phone calls, faxes, and email, it's all to easy never to find the time to write letters. That's a great pity--for historians and the rest of us.”

“I don't think you can call it stalking when it's just phone calls and letters and emails and knocking on the door.”

“A letter is always better than a phone call. People write things in letters they would never say in person. They permit themselves to write down feelings and observations using emotional syntax far more intimate and powerful than speech will allow.”

“A woman is like a teabag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is.”

“(S)uccessful people, no matter how busy, seem to make time to write letters.”

“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.”

“What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.”