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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.

Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.


Alan Dean Foster  Alan Dean Foster
Tags: Life  Sacrifice  Giving  Mission  See   

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Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, who has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels and many faithful novelizations of film scripts.

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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.

    Alan Dean Foster  Alan Dean Foster   
 Tags: Head Write Hear Note Symphonies
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.

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 Tags: Potential Changes Done Economic Both
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Living gives you a better understanding of life. I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities. Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.

    Alan Dean Foster  Alan Dean Foster   
 Tags: Life Hope Art Politics People Me
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.

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 Tags: Day Writing Perfect Every Day Page
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. We're not a particular species. Check out popular video games.

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 Tags: Children Mind Revenge Video Games
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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. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.

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 Tags: Today People Evil Speak Dawn Real
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.

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 Tags: Myself Challenge Try Possible Much
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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent. It's a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.

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