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dangerousminds.net Ayn Rand, worst aunt EVER: Read her letter to her 17-year-old niece It’s easy to imagine Ayn Rand as the product of a laboratory—an unholy robotic experiment intended to merge cultural capitalism with particularly dour and sanctimonious soap operas; but little Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum was actually born to human parents, and even had living family with whom she corresponded, as dutifully compiled in Letters of Ayn Rand. Should you be curious as to whether or not the woman had a soft (or at least a sentimental) side, I invite you to read this letter she sent to her 17-year-old niece, Connie, who had recently asked to borrow $25 for a dress. I have bolded the very best/worst lines for my own emphasis. To Connie Papurt, AR’s niece, a daughter of Frank’s sister, Agnes Papurt May 22, 1949 Dear Connie: You are very young, so I don’t know whether you realize the seriousness of your action in writing to me for money. Since I don’t know you at all, I am going to put you to a test. If you really want to borrow $25 from me, I will take a chance on finding out what kind of person you are. You want to borrow the money until...

litreactor.com Rare James Joyce Letters Sell for Big Bucks The found notes sold for 10 times the guide price on the U.S. market.

kqedscience:
“ Einstein’s advice to Marie Curie on dealing with trolls: “Don’t read that hogwash” “Trolls are not a new problem.
Way back in 1911, in fact, Albert Einstein was giving Marie Curie advice on how to deal with them, as astrobiologist...

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Einstein’s advice to Marie Curie on dealing with trolls: “Don’t read that hogwash”
“Trolls are not a new problem.
Way back in 1911, in fact, Albert Einstein was giving Marie Curie advice on how to deal with them, as astrobiologist David Grinspoon recently discovered in a huge trove of new Einstein letters put online this week.”
(via Vox)

thepenguinpress:
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Harper Lee’s charming letter to a fan, circa 1960
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Harper Lee’s charming letter to a fan, circa 1960

flavorpill:
“ Loving Letters from Famous Fathers to Their Children
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Loving Letters from Famous Fathers to Their Children

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“ “Gertrude Stein and me are just like brothers.”
A letter from yet-unpublished Ernest Hemingway to his mentor, Sherwood Anderson, March 9, 1922, from a new exhibition at Chicago’s Newberry Research Library.
Also see young Hemingway’s...

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“Gertrude Stein and me are just like brothers.”
A letter from yet-unpublished Ernest Hemingway to his mentor, Sherwood Anderson, March 9, 1922, from a new exhibition at Chicago’s Newberry Research Library.
Also see young Hemingway’s collected letters.

likeafieldmouse:

Ludwig van Beethoven - The “Immortal Beloved” Letters (1812)
These are Beethoven’s 5-part unsent love letters written in pencil to a woman, his “Immortal Beloved”, whose identity remains unknown, found in his estate by his friend Anton Schindler after his death.
Angel, I have just heard that the mail coach goes every day – and thus I must finish so that you may receive the letter immediately. – be patient – only through quiet contemplation of our existence can we achieve our purpose to live together – Be calm; for only by calmly considering our lives can we achieve our purpose of living together.- be calm - love me - today - yesterday - What yearning with tears for you - you - you my life – my everything - farewell - oh continue to love me - never misjudge the most faithful heart of your Beloved
L.
Ever thine.
Ever mine.
Ever ours.

I don’t want to live - I want to love first, and live incidentally.

Zelda to Scott, 1919 (via fitzgeraldquotes)