I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREven as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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