Bond's daughter Karen Jankel, who was born shortly after the book was accepted, said of the letter: "It's hard to put oneself in the shoes of somebody reading it for the first time before it was published.
Karen Jankel, filha de Bond, que nasceu pouco depois de o livro ter sido aceite comentou assim a carta: "É difícil pormo-nos na pele de alguém que o leu pela primeira vez antes de ter sido publicado.