I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWriting allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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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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If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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