Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGrowing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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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’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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