strikingly similar

subject: unsent letters
style: varied
source: Marshall McLuhan

"I don't necessarily agree with everything I say."

to A: I still find it refreshing sometimes how strikingly similar we are, with regard to the experiences we've been through, the problems we suffer, the way we think about life, our interests and our passions. It feels like you could be my long-lost twin sister or something. Great minds think alike, I suppose.

Oh, and another thing. Often when you're cold or dejected or alone, I want to hug you. And I feel bad that I can't. But maybe it will help to explain why. Hugging you was a thing I so badly wanted to do for so long, and in fact I have never gotten around to doing it. I have built it up in my mind over the years, and the first time I do so, I want it to be special. Otherwise it'd feel like a major disappointment. Is that weird ?

to D: Thank you.

to F: Good god, you are so damn beautiful. I can hardly stand it.

to II: I don't blame them. You are smart, beautiful, funny, friendly, easy to talk to, and we think so much alike. The only thing preventing me from liking you, is not wanting to be just another part of the crowd.

to new K: I'm not pretending. At least, I don't think I am. I am afraid of what will happen if you trust me.