An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGiven all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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 engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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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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