If you’re looking for the words to express your condolences to a family, friends, or colleagues, find the right ones in our list of 55 comforting messages.

It is peculiar to think that a mass stamped expression -- “Sympathy,” or in the case of letters of thanks, “Thank you” -- is better than the personal, handwritten word.

GENTLE READER: 1. Text: “Could you please send me your address? I’d like to send a condolence letter.” 2. Letter. Miss Manners is grateful that we have different means for different messages.

How to sign the virtual condolence card for Jimmy Carter The former president's foundation, the Carter Center, has asked people to share their condolences virtually in lieu of sending flowers.

In light of former President Jimmy Carter's death, his foundation, the Carter Center, is asking those whose lives the Nobel laureate touched to write a virtual condolence card for him.