All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREven as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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