Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERScience-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIn one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGiven all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIt is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSome of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERDawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERLiving gives you a better understanding of life.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAll I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWhere lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER