Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife

Maria Popova

In early 1945, two and a half years into their marriage, Richard and Arline made love for the first time. I want to tell you I love you. I want to love you. But you can’t help it, darling, nor can I — I don’t understand it, for I have met many girls and very nice ones and I don’t want to remain alone — but in two or three meetings they all seem ashes. I love my wife.