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More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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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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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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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 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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