Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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 universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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