With kids, they force you to get out of bed. They force you to smile. They remind you of spontaneity.
Fred D'AguiarIf you created a place in air where they're breathing and running around in, and then they speak in that fictional milieu, it's perfectly authenticated because the whole world relies on you, who've made it possible.
Fred D'AguiarPeople who are suffering have to visualize ways out of tragedy to actually get out of it.
Fred D'AguiarThe first hit on the nervous system is the one I'm most interested in, because I think if you hit the reader emotionally, the reader can't guarantee the lessons they would like to learn.
Fred D'Aguiar