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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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