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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.

Alan Dean Foster

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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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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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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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