Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe 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.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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