An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAll I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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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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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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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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