I know someday, probably sooner than later, this giant of letters is going to pass on and when that day comes I will be completely devastated.

It's not summer without re-reading "Dandelion Wine." It's not autumn without re-reading "Something Wicked This Way Comes."

Ha! I grew up not ten minutes from Waukegan. Us writers inhabit a small world...

Have seen him speak a few times. He has a child-like sense of joy and wonder that he's managed to retain about storytelling which is truly inspirational