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29 Alan Dean Foster Quotes That Leave A Lasting Imprint

Famous As: Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer
Born On: November 18, 1946
Born In: New York City
Age: 77 Years

Alan Dean Foster, who also works under the pen name James Lawson, is a famous American science fiction and fantasy writer, well-known for his ‘Humanx Commonwealth’ and ‘Spellsinger’ series. Foster is the author of more than 20 novels but specializes in novelization of film scripts. He was also the ghost writer of the original series Star Trek and Star Wars, which went on to become one of the most followed franchisees in Hollywood. In 2008, he received the prestigious Grand Masters award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He is a firm believer in the fact that one should not write based on the trend of the moment but what he or she is good at. We have curated some of the most famous Alan Dean Foster’s quotes from his books and life. Here are some interesting quotes from this legendary writer. 

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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

Alan Dean Foster
Freedom is just chaos with better lighting

Freedom is just chaos with better lighting

Alan Dean Foster
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.

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.

Alan Dean Foster
The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.

The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.

Alan Dean Foster
Chewie, we’re home,

Chewie, we’re home,

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 pounds.

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.

Alan Dean Foster
Crendendo Vides: By Believing, One Sees

Crendendo Vides: By Believing, One Sees

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

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

Alan Dean Foster
…those who have their mouths open all the time generally have their ears shut.

…those who have their mouths open all the time generally have their ears shut.

Alan Dean Foster
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." (Ellen Ripley)

Alan Dean Foster
Revenge is little more than an adolescent concession to personal vanity.

Revenge is little more than an adolescent concession to personal vanity.

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 logical. -Spock

That which is beautiful is magnified by being shared with others.That which is painful is often moderated by being shared. Both are logical. -Spock

Alan Dean Foster
A little bit of everything you admire eventually rubs off on you.

A little bit of everything you admire eventually rubs off on you.

Alan Dean Foster
It is you,” Ren murmured. His words unsettled her: Not for the first time, he seemed to know more about her than she did about herself.

It is you,” Ren murmured. His words unsettled her: Not for the first time, he seemed to know more about her than she did about herself.

Alan Dean Foster
When people don’t have access to facts, they invent what they’d like to believe, or what they think others would like to hear.

When people don’t have access to facts, they invent what they’d like to believe, or what they think others would like to hear.

Alan Dean Foster
She finally managed to free her fingers from his. “I know how to run without you holding my hand!

She finally managed to free her fingers from his. “I know how to run without you holding my hand!

Alan Dean Foster
If there was one thing a competent fighting force did not need, Hux knew, it was unforeseen outbursts of individuality.

If there was one thing a competent fighting force did not need, Hux knew, it was unforeseen outbursts of individuality.

Alan Dean Foster
Oh really? You’re cold?

Oh really? You’re cold?

Alan Dean Foster
Yes, there's a lot of sand here. Beebee-Ate? Okay. Hello, Beebee-Ate. My name is Rey. No, just Rey.

Yes, there's a lot of sand here. Beebee-Ate? Okay. Hello, Beebee-Ate. My name is Rey. No, just Rey.

Alan Dean Foster
Crazy thing is, it’s all real. The Jedi, the Force—it’s true. All true.

Crazy thing is, it’s all real. The Jedi, the Force—it’s true. All true.

Alan Dean Foster
I got a bad feeling about this.” —

I got a bad feeling about this.” —

Alan Dean Foster
Never underestimate a droid,

Never underestimate a droid,

Alan Dean Foster
I will remove these restraints. And leave this cell, with the door open, and retire to my living quarters. I will speak of this encounter to no one.

I will remove these restraints. And leave this cell, with the door open, and retire to my living quarters. I will speak of this encounter to no one.

Alan Dean Foster
You always think you can make it up to somebody—later, you know.’ She took a deep breath. ‘But now I never can. I never can.

You always think you can make it up to somebody—later, you know.’ She took a deep breath. ‘But now I never can. I never can.

Alan Dean Foster
To be angered by evil is to partake of it, stupid. - Phrases of Import and Salvation, Chapter IX, The Book of Universal Truths and Other Humorous Anecdotes

To be angered by evil is to partake of it, stupid. - Phrases of Import and Salvation, Chapter IX, The Book of Universal Truths and Other Humorous Anecdotes

Alan Dean Foster
Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister FIRST ORDER has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed.

Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister FIRST ORDER has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed.

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 the balance of existence.

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

Alan Dean Foster
You just performed the improbable by doing the impossible.

You just performed the improbable by doing the impossible.

Alan Dean Foster
There was a freshness about her that the surrounding harsh landscape had failed to eliminate

There was a freshness about her that the surrounding harsh landscape had failed to eliminate

Alan Dean Foster