So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSo rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIf 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 FOSTERThere’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIt’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGiven all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWe’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIn loquaciousness lay insanity.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERDawn 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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