William Saroyan Quotes

To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and everything else you can't see in an email.

No one writes each other letters anymore, but I think there's something so special about receiving a really heartfelt letter, still.

A real thank you does not come by e-mail. They come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to handle and to pass around for everyone to read.

There is something very sensual about a letter. The physical contact of pen to paper, the time set aside to focus thoughts, the folding of the paper into the envelope, licking it closed, addressing it, a chosen stamp, and then the release of the letter to the mailbox - are all acts of tenderness.

We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

I don't use the phrase 'I love you' very often, but I say it every time I talk to my children.

I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or in e-mail.

Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father!

Letters are something from you. It's a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.

People who supported Obama felt like they formed a relationship, that they were being spoken to. The way that campaign worked and the way he's worked during his first term is to make people feel like he's grasping their hand, whether it's by tweeting or email, moments after an event, sometimes during an event. It makes people relate to him.

No texting. What happens then? Good old-fashioned letters.

I don't believe in email. I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up.

Despite our ever-connective technology, neither Skype nor Facebook - not even a telephone call - can come close to the joy of being with loved ones in person.

There's still something so pure and heartfelt and emotional and genuine about a bouquet of flowers that, even with all the advances of technology and the millions of ways we have to communicate with each other, flowers are still relevant in my opinion.

I used to be a calligrapher for weddings and events - that was my side job while I was auditioning. I think handwritten notes are a lost art form. When I booked my first pilot, my dad wrote me a letter that I still have. The idea of someone taking the time to put pen to paper is really special.

I'm not a real big text guy. I'm not really into this new age stuff. I don't twit or tweet, but I think face-to-face is a man thing.

If you are lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call them. Don't text; don't e-mail. Call them on the phone.

I've come to understand that art is awesome and beautiful because it's a reflection of life - but it's just a reflection, and the real thing is my daughter.

I'd much rather send my friends letters rather than emails.

I am a diehard romantic, and I shamelessly accept that. I love writing letters.

Podcasting is a personal medium, and I savour those moments where details of the podcasters' lives glint through.

I love my parents so much. My day or night is not complete without talking to them - on Skype.

Everything is just so much more romantic and real when it's yours and it's private.

The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.