“I get letters from people about my work. The thing that pleases me most is that my work touches their feelings. In fact, they don't talk about the paintings. They end up telling me the story of their life or how their father died.” PeopleEndsFactsStoriesFeelingsFatherPaintingPleaseLettersDiedFather DiedPlease Me Author:Andrew Wyeth
“Sometimes I have the feeling that you are not quite aware--and this honors you--of the historical greatness of your position, that you think too modestly about yourself. Everything you do is destined to be of historic significance. One day, your letters, your decisions, will belong to all mankind, like those of Wagner and Brahms.” ThinkingSometimesFeelingsDecisionMankindPositionGreatnessHonorOne DayLettersHistoricalSignificanceAbout YourselfDestinedHistoricWagnerBrahms Book:A Confidential Matter: The Letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935 Source: A Confidential Matter: The Letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935
“There is something intrinsically wrong about letters. For one thing they are not instantaneous. ... Nor is this the only trouble about letters. They do not arrive often enough. A letter which has been passionately awaited should be immediately supplemented by another one, to counteract the feeling of flatness that comes upon us when the agonizing delights of anticipation have been replaced by the colder flood of fulfilment.” ShouldHas BeensEnoughFeelingsTroubleOne ThingLettersDelightAnticipationFloodReplacedFulfilmentInstantaneousAgonizingFlatness Author:Vita Sackville-West
“... letters freeze time for us, eternalizing shared experiences so we can go back and draw strength from them. Letters are like deposits in a secret bank that can be withdrawn when they are needed. And as we look back in love, we appreciate anew the thought and time that was taken to express those feelings.” LooksFeelingsSecretTakenNeededDrawsAppreciateLettersFreezeDepositsShared ExperiencesFreeze Time Author:Lois Wyse
“A conscience is a troublesome thing at times. I woke up at 4 o'clock this morning and I spent the time feeling what a nothing I was, and wishing I was so very different. Then the morning's post brought me a letter from a friend, saying I was so this, so that - it made me really cry, I was so grateful.” MadeDifferentFeelingsWishMorningCryFriendsConscienceLettersGratefulPostsClockTroublesomeSo Grateful Author:Kate Greenaway