I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIt is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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 see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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