This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I`m getting some credit for what I`ve done. Which is gratifying, but it`s kind of a little late.
There was a writer in the `20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn`t tell you what it was.
Then there was Clark Ashton Smith, who wrote for Weird Tales and who had a wild imagination. He wasn`t a very talented writer, but his imagination was wonderful.
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Well, I think everything I`ve ever read contributes to the background from which I write.
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