“Don’t.”

Saw this post from Letters of Note about a letter sent to Marianne Brown – a young widow with 3 children – by the amazing Kurt Vonnegut after she expressed her thanks to him for his work. I wanted to share this because it simply moved me today. So simply did.

Transcript:

Nov. 30 ’90

Dearest Marianne Brown –

It can’t be said often enough, “It is the woman who pays.” The miracle is that so many can and do somehow. I was in love (still am) with a widow with four kids (two not her own). She somehow raised them all on a teeny weeny salary. I told her one time, “I worry about women.” She said, “Don’t.”

Cheers –

(Signed)

Kurt Vonnegut

What an awesome signature. He drew his own likeness.