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Sincerely, David: A writer of letters from a world that is passing
How a charming stranger and I developed a fellowship shaped by the written word.
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How a charming stranger and the writer developed a fellowship shaped by the written word.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG
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He was an erudite man built of paper and ink, who found music in the clatter of printing presses, and so how it all began was unsurprising. With a package from this stranger which arrived on my desk in the summer of 2011.
Inside was a book, a DVD and a brochure, all on cricket. Attached was a letter dipped in kindness, whose last sentence spoke to the character of this man: “For all the pleasure you have given me, I feel I must give something in return.”
