Did I choose you? Did you choose me? And what difference does it make? All that really matters, friend, is that we chose together.

Power never takes two weeks off. Power takes long weekends.

The only people in the world who can change things are those who can sell ideas.

A letter is never ill-timed; it never interrupts. Instead it waits for us to find the opportune minute, the quiet moment to savor the message. There is an element of timelessness about letter writing.

Letters remind us that when we write we can bring back the best of times, even make time stand still, if only for a few minutes.

A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.

No matter what the job description says, your real job is to make the boss look good.