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> [Ultimately, any character you write - no matter how fantastic or alien - is an extension of yourself. When our characters reflect the truth of our souls and psyches, they become real and compelling. The wonderful paradox is that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-dematteis/ultimately-any-character-you-write-no-matter-how-fantastic-or-alien/)

J. M. DeMatteis

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## More by J. M. DeMatteis

> [Ultimately, any character you write - no matter how fantastic or alien - is an extension of yourself. When our characters reflect the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-dematteis/ultimately-any-character-you-write-no-matter-how-fantastic-or-alien/)

J. M. DeMatteis

> [The impossible isn't a limitation, it's an invitation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-dematteis/the-impossible-isn-t-a-limitation-it-s-an-invitation/)

J. M. DeMatteis

> [I understand the most profound and simplest Truth of all: Any time any of us reaches out, any time we pour even a drop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-dematteis/i-understand-the-most-profound-and-simplest-truth-of-all-any-time-any/)

J. M. DeMatteis

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