A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.
“Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.”
“I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?”