We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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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’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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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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