Friday, March 09, 2012

Thank You From Marilyn, Roald, and John

Emily Esfahani Smith discusses the lost art of the thank-you note. An excerpt:

Dahl's letter is the best of the bunch because it not only covers the same essential ground Monroe's note does, and with compassion and tenderness, but it makes the recipient feel infinitely special. Think about your favorite childhood author writing you, and only you, these words: "You are the first person in the world who has sent me one of these and it intrigued me very much."

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