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Mark Twain: Dear Burglar [LETTER]
Kurt Vonnegut's Letter Of Sympathy To A Fan [SCAN]
A recent widow wrote to Kurt Vonnegut to thank him for his writing, not expecting a reply. But he did reply:
Dearest Marianne Brown --
It can't be said often enough, "It is the woman who pays." The miracle is that so many can and do somehow. I was in love (still am) with a widow with four kids (two not her own). She somehow raised them all on a teeny weeny salary. I told her one time, "I worry about women." She said, "Don't."
Cheers --
(Signed)
Ray Bradbury To Youth: Be Your Own Self [LETTER]
When asked in 1991 to describe an obstacle he had faced during his lifetime and the subsequent effect of his overcoming it, author Ray Bradbury replied to schoolteacher William Stanhope with the following letter. His inspiring response, along with those of a slew of other high-profile personalities, was then used to teach a class of Stanhope's. Read the rest at Letters Of Note.
Why Socialism Never Took Off In America
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporality embarrassed millionaires."
--John Steinbeck.
