My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony.

My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony.

Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar.

What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is.

In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger.