are you ever too old for role-playing?

No, i am not talking about games.

i'm referring more to that age-old idea of "I want to be like them when I grow up".

when i find writers that i really like, i think, i wish i could write like them someday. their writing not only displays wonderful technical detail, but they also have this way of making their story come to life. their books are beautiful, and when i read them, i wish i could be that author.

so here's my question:
if you could be any author,
who would you be?
(or, if you don't like that question, which author is your role model?)

which author never fails to make you laugh out loud with his/her devilish wit?

which author has that indefiniable talent for bringing his/her characters to life so that you feel you have met several dear, invaluable friends?

which author can tell a story so well that you find yourself turing page after page, desperate to know what is going to happen next?

these are the kinds of authors i want to be one day.

how 'bout you?