#letters

Temple was a man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters amongst men of the world. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that. ↗

— Elizabeth McGovern

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If I loved all the world as I do you, I shouldn't write books to it: I should only write letters to it, and that would be only a clumsy stage on the way to entire telepathy. ↗

— Laurence Housman

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I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage. ↗

— Laurence Housman

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I have always been a writer of letters, and of long ones; so, when I first thought of writing a book in the form of letters, I knew that I could do it quickly and easily. ↗

— Laurence Housman

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Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste. ↗

— Thomas Edward Brown

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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that. ↗

— Umberto Eco

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Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must express the personality both of the writer and of the recipient. ↗

— E. M. Forster

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In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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There are certain families whose members should all live in different towns - different states, if possible - and write each other letters once a year. ↗

— Ross MacDonald

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