Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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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 loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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