The So-called Real World. Human Misery And

As A Child, My Mother Told Me Lots Of Fairy Stories, Many Her Own Invention. She, Too, Tended To Reverse The Norm.

It's Lovely. I Hate It.

Your Dreams Will Betray You. Go Nowhere On A Horse That Fades.

Writers Tell Stories Better, Because They've Had More Practice, But Everyone Has A Book In Them. Yes, That Old Cliche.

The Other Writer Who Had A Very Important Early Influence On Me When I Was About 17 Was C.s. Lewis.