Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERDon’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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 try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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