There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREven as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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