I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions.
When I read good stories, I want to write good stories too.
I don't want to because boys don't write poetry. Girls do.
In a course of a lifetime, what does it matter?
Read a lot, live your life, and listen and watch, so that your mind fills up with millions of images.
A person isn't a bird. You can't cage a person.