The mind of the child, like zen, is not the mind of the writer. We have ways of reminding us where we’ve been. Imagination in an adult doesn’t entirely fade. It’s a gift that constructs and modifies. It wants to understand our world without damaging our innocence. We imagine things so that events seem more in control and people who do not listen to us threaten us less— not by reaching for higher abstractions but by animating images.
How to Write Stories for Children