There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERFreedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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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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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.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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