There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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