--- title: "12 Character Book Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Character Book quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Character Book sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/melchor-lim-61_black-and-white_some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from_2274571.jpg" --- > [Some days I wish I were a character from a book with set lines to say and the best possible ending written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from-a-book-with-set-lines-to-say/) [Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/melchor-lim-61_black-and-white_some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from_2274571.jpg) > [If I could play any character from the book though it’d be Church. Who wouldn’t want to be a cat?!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-campbell-bower/if-i-could-play-any-character-from-the-book-though-it-d-be-church-who/) [Jamie Campbell Bower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-campbell-bower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/jamie-campbell-bower-11445_book_if-i-could-play-any-character-from-the-b_87987.png) > [“I am a character in someone's book whose end has not yet been written”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mbarreto-condado/i-am-a-character-in-someone-s-book-whose-end-has-not-yet-been-written/) [MBarreto Condado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mbarreto-condado/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/mbarreto-condado-23793_books_i-am-a-character-in-someone-s-book-whose_1681438.jpg) > [I'm not 'Mr. No-By-The-Book.' I just want to make sure the character is by the book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/i-m-not-mr-no-by-the-book-i-just-want-to-make-sure-the-character-is/) [Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/michael-connelly-1004_book_i-m-not-mr-no-by-the-book-i-just-want-to_2844361.jpg) > [Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-howe/sometimes-i-wish-i-were-a-character-in-a-book-and-there-was-a-writer/) [James Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-howe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/james-howe-12263_book_sometimes-i-wish-i-were-a-character-in-a_1326124.jpg) > [Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/sometimes-when-i-have-to-do-something-i-don-t-want-to-do-i-pretend-i/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/cassandra-clare-9_book_sometimes-when-i-have-to-do-something-i_789816.jpg) > [My history is that I will create a character, and they will have a book to themselves, and then I'll integrate the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/my-history-is-that-i-will-create-a-character-and-they-will-have-a/) [Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f11/michael-connelly-1004_book_my-history-is-that-i-will-create-a-chara_410757.jpg) > [I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-like-characters-like-ignatius-reilly-in-a-confederacy-of-dunces-and/) [Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/stephan-pastis-9455_about_i-like-characters-like-ignatius-reilly-i_1025643.jpg) > [When you're playing a character in a book, there's already a lot of pressure because all of the millions of people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-reed/when-you-re-playing-a-character-in-a-book-there-s-already-a-lot-of/) [Nikki Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/nikki-reed-8938_able_when-you-re-playing-a-character-in-a-boo_1618288.png) > [I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irvine-welsh/i-know-when-i-go-and-see-a-writer-the-first-thing-i-think-to-myself/) [Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irvine-welsh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/irvine-welsh-843_book_i-know-when-i-go-and-see-a-writer-the-fi_1784892.png) > [I think I write what's interesting to me, and so if I'm reading I like to have a very thorough idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-sittenfeld/i-think-i-write-what-s-interesting-to-me-and-so-if-i-m-reading-i-like/) [Curtis Sittenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-sittenfeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/curtis-sittenfeld-1731_book_i-think-i-write-what-s-interesting-to-me_1684574.png) > [You can be empathetic to a character in a book in a way that you can't with a real person, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/you-can-be-empathetic-to-a-character-in-a-book-in-a-way-that-you-can/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/hank-green-2600_book_you-can-be-empathetic-to-a-character-in_407752.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-book/#itemlist", "name": "Character Book Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some days I wish I were a character from a book with set lines to say and the best possible ending written out for me in black and white.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melchor Lim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from-a-book-with-set-lines-to-say/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/melchor-lim-61_black-and-white_some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from_2274571.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/melchor-lim-61_black-and-white_some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from_2274571.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/melchor-lim-61_black-and-white_some-days-i-wish-i-were-a-character-from_2274571.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some days I wish I were a character from a book with set lines to say and the best possible ending written…” — Melchor Lim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I could play any character from the book though it’d be Church. 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