I Didn't Write Any Fiction Until I

I Didn't Intend To Become A Short-story Writer. I Became One Because I Finished A Couple Of Short Stories And Realized That's What I Wanted To Do And Could Do With Children And With All The Other Things In My Life.

As An Older Person, I Do Feel An Obligation To Tell The Story About What Was Really Happening In The Fifties, Sixties, And Seventies, As I Saw It.

Sometimes You Find That What Is Most Personal Is Also What Connects You Most Strongly With Others.

There Is A Long Time In Me Between Knowing And Telling.

I Was A Fantastic Student Until Ten, And Then My Mind Began To Wander.