I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTEREven as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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