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Letters Quotes

I don’t write polite letters. I don’t like to plea-bargain. I like to fight Picture Quote #1

All fanmail is a bit of fun. We do get some nice letters and some fanatical mail too. There’s one woman who thinks me and her are married and has asked when she can come home. That’s a bit spooky Picture Quote #1

Oftentimes, when people write me 4,000-word letters, I write them back and tell them if their problem’s that complicated, they probably need a lawyer or a cop, and not me Picture Quote #1

When I work I have a sculptor’s sense of the shape of the words I’m making. I use a machine with larger than average letters: the bigger the better Picture Quote #1

The sadness from reading letters that you know you can’t help because it’s a person who’s in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column Picture Quote #1

Literature is not a sack race. There aren’t real winners and losers in the Republic of Letters Picture Quote #1

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I have what I came to find in my research is a mild form of synesthesia, though I never would have labeled it as such. It’s how I think about numbers and letters. They all have inherent genders Picture Quote #1

For me, the genders are an essential element of numbers and letters, not something that could be removed from them Picture Quote #1

I get letters every year from women who think Valentine’s Day is an empty exercise, but are ironically pretty exercised when their boyfriends neglect or forget it Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’ Picture Quote #1

Letters to absence can a voice impart, And lend a tongue when distance gags the heart Picture Quote #1

Write: write letters. Keep journals. Besides your children, there is no surer way of achieving immortality Picture Quote #1

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7 colors make rainbow, 7 chords make music, 7 days make a week, 7 continents make the world, 7 beautiful letters make us friends Picture Quote #1

Now that Mr. Carter has made a book of his diary, an adoring memoir entitled Keeping Faith, the notes read like a collection of letters sent from scout camp Picture Quote #1

For fiction, I’m not particularly nationalistic. I’m not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work Picture Quote #1

In making up my mind as to what Mr. Lincoln really believed, I do not take into consideration the evidence of unnamed persons or the contents of anonymous letters; I take the testimony of those who knew and loved him, of those to whom he opened his heart and to whom he spoke in the freedom of perfect confidence Picture Quote #1

[Mark Twain] is still the rough, awkward, good-natured boy who swore at the deck hands when he was three years old. Thoroughly likeable as a good fellow, but impossible as a man of letters Picture Quote #1

Predictions that unit cohesion could not survive honesty about sexual orientation were simply wrong. What does threaten morale arethe prolonged investigations, the questioning of friends and co-workers, the searches of barracks for magazines and letters, the witch hunts Picture Quote #1

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Don’t drag candidates through weeks of endless interviews. Don’t flake out on interviews. At DeveloperAuction, we often have offer letters prepared in advance, so we can hand them to great candidates as they are leaving the office Picture Quote #1

I don’t read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can’t see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter! Picture Quote #1

Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young children need to learn initiative, autonomy, industry, and competence before they learn that answers can be right or wrong Picture Quote #1

Deafness produces bizarre effects, reversing the natural order of things; the interchange of letters is the conversation of the deaf, and the only link with society. I would be in despair, for instance, over seeing you speak, but, instead, I am only too happy to hear you write Picture Quote #1

The FBI is urging all Americans to beware of any letters or packages that have badly misspelled words. Man, this is going to be terrible news for the rap industry Picture Quote #1

Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men Picture Quote #1

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I like the simple ‘I love your work’ letters. You never get sick of people’s appreciation. They think they’re troubling you, but it’s lovely people associate my songs with certain moments in their lives Picture Quote #1

I received rejection letters for ten years (one on a napkin, written in crayon.) I had all my rejection notices stored in a box. When the box was finally full I took it to the curb and set it on fire. The next day I went out and got a temp job Picture Quote #1

I love reading Warren Buffett’s letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He’s a very wise guy Picture Quote #1

Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works Picture Quote #1

I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I’d love it if the critics would notice me, too Picture Quote #1

[John] Adams’s letters reveal his persistence and determination to win over the Dutch against all odds and to convince them and the other peoples of Europe of the potential greatness of the United States and of the importance of the Revolution to the world Picture Quote #1

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I don’t write polite letters. I don’t like to plea-bargain. I like to fight (Letters Quotes) All fanmail is a bit of fun. We do get some nice letters and some fanatical mail too. There’s one woman who thinks me and her are married and has asked when she can come home. That’s a bit spooky (Letters Quotes) Oftentimes, when people write me 4,000-word letters, I write them back and tell them if their problem’s that complicated, they probably need a lawyer or a cop, and not me (Letters Quotes) When I work I have a sculptor’s sense of the shape of the words I’m making. I use a machine with larger than average letters: the bigger the better (Letters Quotes) The sadness from reading letters that you know you can’t help because it’s a person who’s in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column (Letters Quotes) Literature is not a sack race. There aren’t real winners and losers in the Republic of Letters (Letters Quotes) I have what I came to find in my research is a mild form of synesthesia, though I never would have labeled it as such. It’s how I think about numbers and letters. They all have inherent genders (Letters Quotes) For me, the genders are an essential element of numbers and letters, not something that could be removed from them (Letters Quotes) I get letters every year from women who think Valentine’s Day is an empty exercise, but are ironically pretty exercised when their boyfriends neglect or forget it (Letters Quotes) When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’ (Letters Quotes) Letters to absence can a voice impart, And lend a tongue when distance gags the heart (Letters Quotes) Write: write letters. Keep journals. Besides your children, there is no surer way of achieving immortality (Letters Quotes) 7 colors make rainbow, 7 chords make music, 7 days make a week, 7 continents make the world, 7 beautiful letters make us friends (Letters Quotes) Now that Mr. Carter has made a book of his diary, an adoring memoir entitled Keeping Faith, the notes read like a collection of letters sent from scout camp (Letters Quotes) For fiction, I’m not particularly nationalistic. I’m not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work (Letters Quotes) In making up my mind as to what Mr. Lincoln really believed, I do not take into consideration the evidence of unnamed persons or the contents of anonymous letters; I take the testimony of those who knew and loved him, of those to whom he opened his heart and to whom he spoke in the freedom of perfect confidence (Letters Quotes) [Mark Twain] is still the rough, awkward, good-natured boy who swore at the deck hands when he was three years old. Thoroughly likeable as a good fellow, but impossible as a man of letters (Letters Quotes) Predictions that unit cohesion could not survive honesty about sexual orientation were simply wrong. What does threaten morale arethe prolonged investigations, the questioning of friends and co-workers, the searches of barracks for magazines and letters, the witch hunts (Letters Quotes) Don’t drag candidates through weeks of endless interviews. Don’t flake out on interviews. At DeveloperAuction, we often have offer letters prepared in advance, so we can hand them to great candidates as they are leaving the office (Letters Quotes) I don’t read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can’t see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter! (Letters Quotes) Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young children need to learn initiative, autonomy, industry, and competence before they learn that answers can be right or wrong (Letters Quotes) Deafness produces bizarre effects, reversing the natural order of things; the interchange of letters is the conversation of the deaf, and the only link with society. I would be in despair, for instance, over seeing you speak, but, instead, I am only too happy to hear you write (Letters Quotes) The FBI is urging all Americans to beware of any letters or packages that have badly misspelled words. Man, this is going to be terrible news for the rap industry (Letters Quotes) Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men (Letters Quotes) I like the simple ‘I love your work’ letters. You never get sick of people’s appreciation. They think they’re troubling you, but it’s lovely people associate my songs with certain moments in their lives (Letters Quotes) I received rejection letters for ten years (one on a napkin, written in crayon.) I had all my rejection notices stored in a box. When the box was finally full I took it to the curb and set it on fire. The next day I went out and got a temp job (Letters Quotes) I love reading Warren Buffett’s letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He’s a very wise guy (Letters Quotes) Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works. (Letters Quotes) I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I’d love it if the critics would notice me, too. (Letters Quotes) [John] Adams’s letters reveal his persistence and determination to win over the Dutch against all odds and to convince them and the other peoples of Europe of the potential greatness of the United States and of the importance of the Revolution to the world. (Letters Quotes)

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