One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give.

Quote by Joseph Epstein

Topics: Mail Quotes

We know the ideal isn't where the action is.

We know the ideal isn't where the action is.

Culture means, I think, that you have widened your experience enough through reading and through...

Culture means, I think, that you have widened your experience enough through reading and through...

I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone...

I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone...

I think the story is my form.

I think the story is my form.

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind...

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind...

I am married to someone I love.

I am married to someone I love.

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat...

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat...

Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.

Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.

I know how deeply slothful I am.

I know how deeply slothful I am.

I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which...

I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which...

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or...

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or...

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious...

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious...

My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these...

My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these...

I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out...

I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out...

I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have...

I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have...