Blog/Journal What is your favorite quote about writing letters? February 3, 2016 Mary Robinette Kowal 10 Comments
These are two of my favorites: And none will hear the postman’s knock Without a quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? ~W.H. Auden The one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters. ~Svetlana Alliluyeva Log in to Reply
“Letter writing is the only device combining solitude with good company.” ― George Gordon Byron Log in to Reply
“letter writing is an excellent way of slowing down this lunatic helterskelter universe long enough to gather one’s thoughts.”-NICK BANTOCK Log in to Reply
OMGosh, love it 🙂 As you can tell from my profile pix, I’m a huge fan of Nick Bantock. I’ll be gathering more thoughts throughout the day, preparing a nice batch of outgoing mail for the Saturday post. Log in to Reply
“Don’t you like to write letters? I do because it’s such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you’ve done something.” —Ernest Hemingway http://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-don-t-you-like-to-write-letters-i-do-because-it-s-such-a-swell-way-to-keep-from-working-ernest-hemingway-38-69-76.jpg Log in to Reply
These are two of my favorites:
And none will hear the postman’s knock
Without a quickening of the heart.
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?
~W.H. Auden
The one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters. ~Svetlana Alliluyeva
Love these! Thanks for posting!
You’re very welcome! 🙂
“Letter writing is the only device combining solitude with good company.” ― George Gordon Byron
“letter writing is an excellent way of slowing down this lunatic helterskelter universe long enough to gather one’s thoughts.”-NICK BANTOCK
OMGosh, love it 🙂 As you can tell from my profile pix, I’m a huge fan of Nick Bantock. I’ll be gathering more thoughts throughout the day, preparing a nice batch of outgoing mail for the Saturday post.
“Don’t you like to write letters? I do because it’s such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you’ve done something.” —Ernest Hemingway
http://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-don-t-you-like-to-write-letters-i-do-because-it-s-such-a-swell-way-to-keep-from-working-ernest-hemingway-38-69-76.jpg
I won a competition to sum up my life in 4 words: “Mail, males, much chocolate” 🙂
Congratulations 🙂 Hope the prize includes chocolate!
I don’t think it did! 🙁 Nor mail or a male…