But My Gloom Did Not Lessen. I

They Still Believe In God, The Family, Angels, Witches, Goblins, Logic, Clarity, Punctuation, And Other Obsolete Stuff.

But If We Have People Who Have The Power To Tell A Story, There Will Always Be Readers.

As Much As I Can Give Of Myself I Give Of Myself. There's No Reason Why Not. And When I Have To Hide Something, I Let The Character Speak.

There Are 500 Reasons I Write For Children.... Children Read Books, Not Reviews. They Don't Give A Hoot About The Critics.... They Don't Read To Free Themselves Of Guilt, To Quench Their Thirst For Rebellion, Or To Get Rid Of Alienation. They Still Believe In God, The Family, Angels, Devils, Witches, Goblins, Logic, Clarity, Punctuation, And Other Such Obsolete Stuff.... They Don't Expect Their Beloved Writer To Redeem Humanity. Young As They Are, They Know That It Is Not In His Power. Only The Adults Have Such Childish Illusions.

While Facts Never Become Obsolete Or Stale, Commentaries Always Do.