Tag Card Messages

What to write in a card: retirement, birthday, thank-you and sympathy messages, with quotes to borrow.

Most of us know what we feel and still freeze at the blank inside of a card. These guides cover the messages that are hardest to get right: a retirement card for someone leaving after decades, a birthday card that admits time is passing, a thank-you that does justice to what someone gave, and a sympathy card when nothing seems right to say. Each offers wording you can borrow or adapt and a few notes on what to avoid. Start with what to write in a sympathy card or retirement card quotes.

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