Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREnjoying 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.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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 have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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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 one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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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 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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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