Alan Dean Foster Quotes

How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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All Depend Fantasy Nature None Research Story
The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Assumption Dead Full Live People Universe
In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Insanity Lay
We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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Around Arrangement Atom Drift Enjoy Nothing Particle Unfile
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Action Activity Already Character Engage Many Though
That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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Available Bad Future Historian Hoof Matte More
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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All Difficult Get Inside Mind Terrorist
It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Certain Kife Reward Sacrifice Sterility
The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Avoid Find Think Way Write Writer
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Badly Change Economic Give Technology
We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Check Game Paricular Poepilar Spevies Video
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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exchange Give Innocent Life Normal People Protect See
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Carefully Danger Real Some Structure Thought Well
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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Basketball Divide Hobby Least Once Play Traditional Year
I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Ful Long Since Time Write
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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All Explorer Traveler Want
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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Another Better Crazy Cure Feel Make One Thing Yourself
I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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Business Convention Fantasy Make Purpose Usually World Year
Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Moment Trend Try Write
I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Classical Enjoy heavy Listen Metal
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Better Give Life Living Understanding
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Challenge Much Myself Often Possible Try

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