Alan Dean Foster

“Mankind must without a doubt be the most conceited race in the universe, for who else believes that God has nothing better…

— Alan Dean Foster

An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness

— Alan Dean Foster

“No one understands the lonely perfection of my dreams.”

— Alan Dean Foster

Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.…

— Alan Dean Foster

I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.

— Alan Dean Foster

Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.

— Alan Dean Foster

I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent. It's a life of sacrifice.…

— Alan Dean Foster

There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.

— Alan Dean Foster

“It illuminated a vision Dante could not have imagined in his wildest nightmares, nor Poe in the grasp of an uncontrollable delirium.”

— Alan Dean Foster

Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.…

— Alan Dean Foster

How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.

— Alan Dean Foster

Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about…

— Alan Dean Foster

The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four…

— Alan Dean Foster

“That which is beautiful is magnified by being shared with others.That which is painful is often moderated by being shared. Both are…

— Alan Dean Foster

“Acknowledge beauty when you see it. Even if its appearance disturbs you, surely you can admire the skill that went into its…

— Alan Dean Foster

Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. Getting from page four to…

— Alan Dean Foster

“To be angered by evil is to partake of it, stupid. - Phrases of Import and Salvation, Chapter IX, The Book of…

— Alan Dean Foster

“You stink of humanity,' he murmured, 'but I'll love you just the same.”

— Alan Dean Foster

There's certainly more new SF available than when I started writing. That means there's also more bad SF available. Whether there is…

— Alan Dean Foster

“Putting his lips together David whistled a few soft, carefully modulated notes. Head cocked to one side, the alien watched and listened.…

— Alan Dean Foster

In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

— Alan Dean Foster

Don't try to write to the trend of the moment.

— Alan Dean Foster

“True relaxation was a state of being that had been virtually unknown to him since childhood. The best that could be said…

— Alan Dean Foster

“A star has died. Elsewhere in the cosmos, in an unremarkable corner of one galactic arm, a child was born. Such is…

— Alan Dean Foster

“No, but your idea of what betters human life might differ from someone else’s.’ For”

— Alan Dean Foster