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Living gives you a better understanding of life.

Alan Dean Foster

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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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Dozen Early Half Least Morning Usually Newspaper Portion Read Web White
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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Basketball Divide Hobby Least Once Play Traditional Year
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Art Culture Difference Wide Politics Travel
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Carefully Danger Real Some Structure Thought Well
It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Certain Kife Reward Sacrifice Sterility
The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Avoid Find Think Way Write Writer
Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Between Friend Line Matter Science Sorcery Terminology
Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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Already Inaccessible Otherwise Read Start
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Entire Head Note Oratorios Symphony Write
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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Ask Band Character Concentrate Discord Motivation Reader Start
Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Decade Last Went Worldcon Year
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
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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Another Better Crazy Cure Feel Make One Thing Yourself
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround

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