Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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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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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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