Why They Write

[Marci]

Thank God they write !!!

[Laura]

Andrew Taylor for characterization!!
Markus Zusak for his originality of style and because he moves me and inspires me
Diana Wynne Jones because oh my gosh, if I could write like her
Neil Gaiman for the same reason
Jane Austen because she transports me

Oh I could go on and on, this is a great thread Fiona. (as always)

[Suzanne]

They expand my mind to levels I was unaware existed.
They engage me in thoughts that are at once foreign and hauntingly familiar...
They comfort me in the closeness of knowing that I am not alone, that there is another, out there, whose thoughts whisper the same strange refrains...