We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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