I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGrowing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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 engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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