That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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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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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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