Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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 would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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