I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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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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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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