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.
Myrtle ReedThree things I have longed to see ... The sea serpent, a white rhinoceros, and an unselfish man.
Myrtle ReedA real love letter is absolutely ridiculous to everyone except the writer and the recipient.
Myrtle ReedWhen a little pleasure has flashed for a moment against the dark, I have made that jewel mine. I have hundreds of them ... I call it my Necklace of Perfect Joy. When the world goes wrong, I have only to close my eyes and remember all the links in my chain, set with gems, some large and some small, but all beautiful with the beauty which never fades. It is all I can take with me when I go. My material possessions must stay behind, but my Necklace of Perfect Joy will bring me happiness to the end, when I put it on, to be nevermore unclasped.
Myrtle Reed