All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREven as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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 have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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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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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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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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