--- title: "9 Character Write Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Character Write quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Character Write sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/a-r-voss-69642_author_a-well-developed-and-versed-character-wi_357761.jpg" --- > [“A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-voss/a-well-developed-and-versed-character-will-write-the-story-for-you/) [A.R. Voss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-voss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/a-r-voss-69642_author_a-well-developed-and-versed-character-wi_357761.jpg) > [Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-canin/don-t-write-about-a-character-become-that-character-and-then-write/) [Ethan Canin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-canin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/ethan-canin-27277_character_don-t-write-about-a-character-become-tha_1270866.png) > [“If you can’t be of good character, write a good character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosen-trevithick/if-you-can-t-be-of-good-character-write-a-good-character/) [Rosen Trevithick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosen-trevithick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/rosen-trevithick-45645_character_if-you-can-t-be-of-good-character-write_895548.jpg) > [I can't help slightly falling in love with every character I write about. And I quite like writing about people who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-morgan/i-can-t-help-slightly-falling-in-love-with-every-character-i-write/) [Peter Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/peter-morgan-3663_character_i-can-t-help-slightly-falling-in-love-wi_2428512.jpg) > [In some ways, every character we write, especially the protagonist, is some version of ourselves, as a writer/director, even if they aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lulu-wang/in-some-ways-every-character-we-write-especially-the-protagonist-is/) [Lulu Wang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lulu-wang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/lulu-wang-14037_character_in-some-ways-every-character-we-write-es_2293720.jpg) > [I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/i-never-base-a-character-on-someone-i-know-you-can-get-ideas-from/) [S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/s-e-hinton-13299_aspect_i-never-base-a-character-on-someone-i-kn_522520.png) > [But I always need to identify with a character to write about him or her - and by 'identify,' I mean see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-egan/but-i-always-need-to-identify-with-a-character-to-write-about-him-or/) [Jennifer Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-egan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/jennifer-egan-825_character_but-i-always-need-to-identify-with-a-cha_2568827.jpg) > [Ultimately, any character you write - no matter how fantastic or alien - is an extension of yourself. When our characters reflect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-dematteis/ultimately-any-character-you-write-no-matter-how-fantastic-or-alien/) [J. M. DeMatteis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-dematteis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/j-m-dematteis-88045_aliens_ultimately-any-character-you-write-no-ma_693170.jpg) > [I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-m-cain/i-make-no-conscious-effort-to-be-tough-or-hard-boiled-or-grim-or-any/) [James M. Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-m-cain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/james-m-cain-14109_average_i-make-no-conscious-effort-to-be-tough-o_457865.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-write/#itemlist", "name": "Character Write Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "A.R. 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