I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIf 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.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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