Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss.
I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.
Style? I have no style.