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’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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