How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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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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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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