I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThere is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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 engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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