I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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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 would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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