I can support this statement 100%. We had active imaginations and always played in fantasy. I think that shaped my talent as a writer because I've always been able to let my imagination run free.
girl we READ...the library was our home away from home. books everywhere, always had a 10 cent fine...and im still content like that.
^^im too loud to be a librarian, but i definately have a serious love affair with books...my fiance says i ignore him when i get into a new one, which is true. soo i bought him a playstation lol, i get ignored now!