Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGiven all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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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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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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.
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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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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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