A true appreciation of life and the freedoms that we enjoy, for the most part, is only possible for many when those freedoms, when the benefits of society and the Rights which have been fought for over generations, are taken away from them through no fault of their own. The internet, which for some isRead more
I agree with your thoughts: developing a penfriend relationship, or any written friendship, is considerably harder than creating and maintaining a friendship where two people can meet, talk, and see one another face-to-face. It requires considerably more dedication, and patience, to keep a conversation alive, not just because of the unusual form it takes, butRead more
One of the greatest things we have been given is that of the imagination: the ability to put ourselves into a different time or place, to turn left or right, to view and experience something which we cannot physically touch, but which comes alive within our minds through our own efforts. I often think thatRead more
I’ll come straight out and say it the way it is: I was never one for Hemingway. For some reason his work has never appealed to me, although I will also admit to not having read a great deal of what he wrote during sober or not so sober moments. Shakespeare was one of theRead more
It is fair to say my time is, indeed, taken up with many things – including the dinner parties and meetings or discussions with friends that you mention in your letter – but also so arranged that I always have time to receive and read letters, and then make time to write a half-way decentRead more
