Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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