I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSo rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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Enjoying 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.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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