Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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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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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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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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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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