One of my most treasured possessions is the letter my…

My most treasured possessions are not things; they are only things, my friends, family and animals are what counts.

— John the Apostle

“Sarah's friendship was one of my most treasured possessions.”

— Dani Atkins

After a burglary of all her most valued and treasured possessions, Winston Churchill's aging mother wrote: "That burglar relieved me of an obsession. For…

— Anne Sebba

I have all of Elizabeth Lowell's first editions. I love these books. They are among my most treasured possessions. I have carried them in…

— J.R. Ward

“Now, standing here, it is clear as day: more than anything else, you want to find words for what you feel and think and…

— Bilal Tanweer

“I might have remembered what my father once wrote to Henry George, "I never do anything by halves, and am half hearted in no…

— Cecil B. DeMille

“[i]We were fighting so very hard and achieving so very little aside from staying alive. BUT THAT’S EVERYTHING, my father wrote to me, when…

— Helen Oyeyemi

My father's father wrote for a Philadelphia newspaper and aspired to be a playwright. We had in our house a couple of crazy unproduced…

— Stephen Gaghan

“My father wrote: "Always question where your loyalties lie. The people you trust will expect it, your greatest enemies will desire it, and those…

— Emily Thorne

I've written something like 17 novels, which isn't bad, I suppose, but my father wrote 120 books, my mother 40. In comparison, I'm lazy.

— Deborah Moggach

I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it.

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

“My father wrote beautifully,” Esmé interrupted. “I’m saving a number of his letters for posterity.” I said that sounded like a very good idea.…

— J.D. Salinger

More than 40 years ago, my father wrote 'One Love' about unity, peace and universal love during a time when there was much trouble…

— Cedella Marley

“My mother wasn’t a psychotic criminal. (Kiara) No. I’m sure she was a wonderful lady who loved you dearly. That she held you when…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great…

— Jonathan Dimbleby