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Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up.
Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up.
Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope.
Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope.
Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one!
Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one!
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.
If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts read more
If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing.
There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters read more
There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published.
When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten read more
When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten times compounded, and then throw both letters in the wastebasket.
I wrote a letter to my dad, I was going to write 'I really enjoyed being here', but I accidentally read more
I wrote a letter to my dad, I was going to write 'I really enjoyed being here', but I accidentally wrote 'rarely' instead of 'really'. But I wanted to use it, I didn't want to cross it out, so I wrote 'I rarely drive steamboats, Dad. There's a lot of sh*t you don't know about me. Quit trying to act like I'm a steamboat operator.' I know this letter took a harsh turn right away.
Chain letters are the postal equivalent of intestinal flu: you get it and pass it along to your friends.
Chain letters are the postal equivalent of intestinal flu: you get it and pass it along to your friends.
