“SABINE THINGS HAVE BECOME SO DIFFICULT. I MUSTN'T WRITE AGAIN. THIS WHOLE AFFAIR HAS GOTTEN TOO INTENSE. TOO REAL, SABINE, YOU DON'T EXIST. I INVENTED YOU. YOU, THE CARDS, THE STAMPS. THE ISLANDS, YOU'RE A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION. I WAS LONELY AND I WANTED A FRIEND. BUT I'M ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. I'VE STARTED TO THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU. BEFORE IT TAKES ME OVER IT HAS TO STOP. GOODBYE. GRIFFIN” LoveRomanceMysteryLettersSuspense Book:Griffin & Sabine Source: Griffin & Sabine
“One of the key pleasures of receiving a letter is the act of holding and entering the envelope - a sort of cross between Christmas and sex.” SexPleasureKeysCrossesLettersReceivingEnteringEnvelopes Book:The artful dodger: images & reflections Source: The artful dodger: images & reflections
“The telephone is a great knee-jerk machine, but if you really want to tell someone how you feel, you need the slowness of the letter. In a society where everything is fast, it's like going out in the country and looking up at the stars.” IfsWantNeedsFeelsCountryStarsLettersMachinesKneesGoing OutTelephonesJerkHow You FeelSlowness Author:Nick Bantock
“Letter writing is an excellent way of slowing down this lunatic helterskelter universe long enough to gather one’s thoughts” WayWritingLongEnoughUniverseLettersExcellentSlow DownLunaticSlowingLetter Writing Author:Nick Bantock
