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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERHow much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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