If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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