“John and I were very much in love. At Christmas he made me a beautiful card which he’d illustrated with a couple of little sketches of the two of us together. Beside the drawings were several pages of his chaotic handwriting: “I love you, I love you, I love you… I love you like mad… I love you like guitars… I love you like anything lovely… I love you forever and ever… I adore you, I want you, I need you…” And, touchingly, one whole page was devoted to the plea: “I love you so please don’t leave me. I love you so don’t leave me, leave me, leave me. Don’t leave me. I love you, please don’t go away…” - Cynthia Lennon