I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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