It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREnjoying 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.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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