I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER
I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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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.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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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 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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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