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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERLast year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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