I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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 have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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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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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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