I've noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing…

Susan Orlean
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I've noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing on your e-mail at all, because it seems to make it feel like you are engaged in an ongoing conversation - as if this one e-mail doesn't represent the beginning and end of the interaction but is just part of a perpetual loop of friendly back-and-forth. ✨ Dear Reader by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. November 17, 2010.
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