Famous quotes containing the words letter writing, letter and/or writing:
“[I]n our country economy, letter writing is an hors doeuvre. It is no part of the regular routine of the day.”
—Thomas Jefferson (17431826)
“With the nippers to wheel round the houses
And the hall to paint in his old trousers
And that letter to her mother
Saying Wont you come for the summer.”
—Philip Larkin (19221986)
“... in writing you cannot possibly be interesting if what you say is not true, if it is what I call a true lie, i.e., a truth which gives the wrong impression. For no matter how subtly you lie in writing, people know it and dont believe you, and the whole secret of being interesting is to be believed.”
—Brenda Ueland (18911985)
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