A letter has distinct advantages. You can say all you want to say before the other person has a chance to put in a word.

Gossip is the social mosquito.

It is possible for a spinster to be disappointed in lovers, but only the married are ever disappointed in love.

If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.

As if by magic, the love of the many comes with the love of the one.

Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want.

when you can't see straight ahead, it's because you're about to turn a corner.