Character Quote by Abhishek Banerjee

When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.

— Ernest Hemingway

Characters are not created by writers. They pre-exist and have to be found.

— Elizabeth Bowen

I think any character has to be well-rounded, whether they are male or female - they have to be complex and make choices that…

— Cary Fukunaga

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know…

— Cassandra Clare

I love the creating part of taking on a character. It is fun to BE another person and create what it would be like…

— Jason Dohring

Of course, building a character is easy when the writing is good.

— Helene Yorke

Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.

— Joyce Carol Oates

I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly.

— Ruth Ozeki

A story should be good and characters should be well-rounded.

— Himani Shivpuri

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

— Nicholas Sparks