Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERScience-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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