I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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