I get a lot of letters and fan mail from Scotland,

Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them.

The reason I'm not on the e-mail list is because I thought it'd be cooler to write letters to somebody, since I can write e-mails to anybody.

To write is human, to get mail, Divine!

Mrs. Spencer distrusted letters on principle, because they always seemed to want to entangle her in so many small, disagreeable obligations--visits, or news of old friends she had conveniently forgotten, or family responsibilities that always had to be met quickly and without enjoyment.

Like many who feel exiled, it is a primal requirement to return to your roots. And this project has built that bridge for me.