Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIt’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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