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.
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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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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 see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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