He was excited by the idea of writing, not traditional literature, but in a style similar to his grandfather's stories, in which «they inserted extraordinary events and anomalies as if they were simply an aspect of everyday life».
Teda vaimustas mõte kirjutada – mitte traditsioonilise kirjanduse, vaid oma vanaema juttudele sarnases stiilis, milline sisaldab ebatavalisi sündmusi ja anomaaliaid, justkui oleks need lihtsad aspektid igapäevaelust.