Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWriting allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you’re connecting with them on a personal level.
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The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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