Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAn apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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 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 try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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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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