Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREven as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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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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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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 usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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