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I had had a father whose shoes I could never fill, against whom I would never measure up; yet, I felt no pressure do so.

My dad was real hard on me. He wasn't really big on congratulating and stuff like that.

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too.

There was no one in particular I really tried to copy.

I was very wary of repeating my father's behaviour and did everything not to act like he did.

My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.

I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.

My father was a very difficult man.