I've been reading their love letters, and I can tell you that every one of us would want to have a love story like theirs. The letters are all quite proper, although at the time I'm sure they were pretty racy.

I’ll tell you what I’m fighting for. Not for England, nor her allies, nor any patriotic cause. It’s all come down to the hope of being with you..

My dad was all freaked out. But he was really proud at the same time.

I grew up in a different world than everyone else. I didn't know it was unusual for a woman with children to go to college and have a career. I didn't experience racism the way other people experienced it. She was so far ahead of her time.

It's gonna be hard. We've got 26 letters to do in 10 weeks.

She has always been perfectly shameless about reading letters not meant for her, and, as she said, she was ideally suited for the work by never having much inclination to answer letters back.