Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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 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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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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