“Fictional characters soon take on a life of their own. They run with the bit between their teeth.” — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“What does it say about me that I'm jealous of the lives of fictional characters?” — Alyssa Goodnight Copy Share Image
“Old bookworms never die, they just go to be with their favorite fictional characters.” — Random Copy Share Image
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself. — Mika Copy Share Image
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself! — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists… — Laurie Graham Copy Share Image
I don't want to make fictional characters who are perfect - that's a vanilla situation - but the fact is you are… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
While I've been well-known for trying to keep my fictional characters individual in their looks, it's an even greater challenge not only… — George Perez Copy Share Image
There are bands who write of emotions that are very heartbreaking, touching, or relatable, but they'll be like concept records, they're about… — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
Whoa, I've really got to stop making plans with fictional characters. It can't be healthy to develop relationships with people who don't… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
We referenced fictional characters as if they were people to learn from. As if real-life people were too nebulous, too private and… — Miguel Syjuco Copy Share Image
“How many of us count fictional characters, or those we've never met, among our closest friends? My hand's up.” — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
“Oh god, Anabeth,” Ellie muttered. “Your whole life is based around sex.” “So?” she shot back. “It’s better than having sex with… — Madeline Sheehan Copy Share Image
I love to have real people of history interact with my fictional characters. History gives me the plot. I research the period… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
A writer often wants to change a reader’s perception about the world, which is a political act. But we have to work… — Caryl Phillips Copy Share Image
When you're training as an actor, a lot of the big work you're learning is to treat fictional characters like real people.… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
Todays youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and… — Peter Cushing Copy Share Image
“In this sense, Rachel envied fictional characters. For them, everything would eventually make sense. If she were fictional, all the random, ridiculous… — Ruth Buchanan Copy Share Image
[I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters.]Roland Deschain from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There's a whole… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
“The novel, of course, is an unequaled medium for the exploration of human social and emotional life. And there is evidence that… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“As my own neurosis became more subdued I found myself unconsciously drawn to female characters who exhibited signs of behaviors I had… — Kier-La Janisse Copy Share Image
“The thing creators have to remember is that to a very real extent they are fictional characters to their fans—and that what fans want… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
“This was during a period in my reading life when I was given to understand that "relating" to the fictional characters or… — Carol Shields Copy Share Image
“I'd said to them that when we read fiction, we pour our own paricular store of emotions - say, the sense of… — Chandler Burr Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to. Writing is very pleasurable, very seductive,… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“And yet, for a writer of fiction, part of the heart remains that of a stranger, for what we are trying to… — Margaret Laurence Copy Share Image
Writing fiction lets you be a little more emotional and unguarded, a little freer. Writing fictional characters is also really different from… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
“Plenty of people were writing novels; in fact, if one did a survey in the street, half of Edinburgh was writing a… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Perspective - Use It or Lose It. If you turned to this page, you're forgetting that what is going on around you… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
“Fictional Characters" Do they ever want to escape? Climb out of the white pages and enter our world? Holden Caulfield slipping in… — Danusha Laméris Copy Share Image
“Our relationship with literary characters, at least to those that exercise a certain attraction over us, rests in fact on a denial.… — Pierre Bayard Copy Share Image
If we show fictional characters doing cool stuff, then girls will want to be it in real life. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
“Leave me alone to mourn the deaths of fictional characters I have become overly attached to.” — Your Ecards Copy Share Image
“Nerd Girl Problem # 235 That unexplainable crush you have on fictional characters.” — Ella Frank Copy Share Image
Writers are magpies, and we collect details about people and we use them for fictional characters. — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image