An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIn loquaciousness lay insanity.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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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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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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.
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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 see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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