In loquaciousness lay insanity.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIt’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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 engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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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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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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