Parcels and Postcards

"Later, much later, he found that he was unable to relieve himself of two regrets: one, that when she leaned back he saw in the lamplight that the necklace he made had scratched her throat, and, two, that in the most important moment of his life he had chosen the wrong sentence."

I love getting home and seeing a letter, a parcel, or a postcard waiting for me outside my door.
Sure. Email, fax, and phone calls can deliver a message instantaneously, but nothing compares to the joy of receiving mail.

I hope the mailman is an occupation that never falls victim to progress.