Letter Writing

Famous quotes containing the words letter and/or writing:

“The desire of most parents is first and foremost to do what is best for their children. Every interview with a mother or father confirms this, every letter written by a parent breathes this deep-seated wish, “I hope I am doing the right thing for my child.” This is real and honest, and at the very base of parenthood.”
—Irma Simonton Black (20th century)

“To him Homer was a great writer, though what his writing was about he did not know.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)