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Thank God they write !!!

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)

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...