Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAdvances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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