An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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 write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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 see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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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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