Help: low level user input

[Kyle E]

Ok, I have a little tiny problem, a beginner problem, that I am overlooking.
I am writing a Information Gathering Program, that takes user input from
scripted questions and prints them in a handy list in the end. As of now,
when one of my questions is asked, the only possible way to enter text is to
type (  "John"  ) minus the parenthesis.  You do need the qoutation marks
though. I just want to be able to type (  John  ) without the unneeded
quotation marks. I know someone has the answer, sorry for the inexperienced
question, but it's ticking me off.

This is my program:

from time import sleep

##INTRODUCTION
print "Personal Information Program"
print "----------------------------"
print
sleep(3)
print "Please input the requested information... "
sleep(1)

##INPUT NAME
print "ID: "
sleep(2)
print "What is your first name?"
fname = input ("> ")
sleep(1)
print "What is your middle initial?"
mname = input ("> ")
sleep(1)
print "What is your last name?"
lname = input ("> ")
sleep(1)

##INPUT ADDRESS
print "Location: "
sleep(2)
print "What is your street address?"
saddy = input ("> ")
sleep(1)
print "What city do you live in?"
city = input ("> ")
sleep(1)
print "What state do you live in?"
state = input ("> ")
sleep(1)
print "What is your zipcode?"
zip = input ("> ")
sleep(1)
print "Do you have a P.O. Box?"
poan = input ("> ")
if poan == yes:
    print "What is your P.O. Box number?"
    pobox = input ("> ")