We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERKeep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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 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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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