Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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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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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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