I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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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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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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