Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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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 engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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