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

Alan Dean Foster

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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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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 enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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