Pencil

One of my favorite movies is You’ve Got Mail (1998) with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The story has been done before. You may have seen In the Good Old Summer Time (1949) with Judy Garland and Van Johnson, or The Shop Around the Corner (1940) with Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullivan. It was also an adorable Broadway musical called She Loves Me (1963) by the same composer and lyricist who gave us Fiddler on the Roof. I think it was originally an Hungarian play named Parfumerie. It’s about two penpals who are unaware that they know each other - and hate each others’ guts. Here’s the quote that made me think of it today: “Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.”