Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERScience-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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