Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWriting allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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