Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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