I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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