Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERLiving gives you a better understanding of life.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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