--- title: "18 Characters Lives Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 18 Characters Lives quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Characters Lives sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/dustin-lance-black-4536_i-think_i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-e_224020.png" --- > [I think of the biopics I've written as exploring a more grown-up side of myself, through other characters' lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-exploring-a-more-grown-up-side/) [Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/dustin-lance-black-4536_i-think_i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-e_224020.png) > [I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-hernandez/i-ve-sort-of-dealt-with-the-characters-lives-more-particularly-the/) [Gilbert Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-hernandez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/gilbert-hernandez-85769_characters_i-ve-sort-of-dealt-with-the-characters-l_1472445.jpg) > [The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-bashevis-singer/the-characters-have-their-own-lives-and-their-own-logic-and-you-have/) [Isaac Bashevis Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-bashevis-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/isaac-bashevis-singer-2215_character_the-characters-have-their-own-lives-and_1205186.jpg) > [A good novelist loves all of his characters, he lives in them, even in those who commit or must commit terrible acts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/a-good-novelist-loves-all-of-his-characters-he-lives-in-them-even-in/) [Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/liao-yiwu-52697_character_a-good-novelist-loves-all-of-his-charact_2455974.jpg) > [Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bancroft/truth-is-not-exciting-enough-to-those-who-depend-on-the-characters/) [George Bancroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bancroft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/george-bancroft-20473_amusement_truth-is-not-exciting-enough-to-those-wh_2508760.png) > [I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruta-sepetys/i-leapt-eagerly-into-books-the-characters-lives-were-so-much-more/) [Ruta Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruta-sepetys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/ruta-sepetys-2570_book_i-leapt-eagerly-into-books-the-character_409490.jpg) > [“The characters' lives were so much more interesting than the lonely hearbeat of my own”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-sepetys/the-characters-lives-were-so-much-more-interesting-than-the-lonely/) [Ruth Sepetys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-sepetys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/ruth-sepetys-274999_books_the-characters-lives-were-so-much-more-i_1419222.jpg) > [I love meeting booksellers and readers and hearing how they've read and received my stories. Often I'm surprised by which characters they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-glass/i-love-meeting-booksellers-and-readers-and-hearing-how-they-ve-read/) [Julia Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-glass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/julia-glass-3667_books_i-love-meeting-booksellers-and-readers-a_2515513.jpg) > [No, none of us seem so very real. We're only supporting characters in the lives of each other. Any real truth, any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/no-none-of-us-seem-so-very-real-we-re-only-supporting-characters-in/) [Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/chuck-palahniuk-37_believe_no-none-of-us-seem-so-very-real-we-re-on_1463441.jpg) > [“In fiction, the characters have their own lives. They may start as a gloss on the author’s life, but they move on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-yolen/in-fiction-the-characters-have-their-own-lives-they-may-start-as-a/) [Jane Yolen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-yolen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/jane-yolen-7302_fiction_in-fiction-the-characters-have-their-own_2558791.jpg) > [When my characters are questioning things, it's not me leading up to an answer; it's me asking those same questions and letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-zarr/when-my-characters-are-questioning-things-it-s-not-me-leading-up-to/) [Sara Zarr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-zarr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/sara-zarr-2184_answer_when-my-characters-are-questioning-thing_2745961.png) > [The characters' lives have gone on before the moment you chose to have the action of the play begin. And their lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/the-characters-lives-have-gone-on-before-the-moment-you-chose-to-have/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/edward-albee-1684_action_the-characters-lives-have-gone-on-before_3016382.png) > [“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-spent-my-life-folded-between-the-pages-of-books-in-the-absence-of-3/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/tahereh-mafi-229_book_i-spent-my-life-folded-between-the-pages_3062216.png) > [Most stories in 'True Blood' take place over a short amount of time. I think the entire three seasons of the show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcmillian/most-stories-in-true-blood-take-place-over-a-short-amount-of-time-i/) [Michael McMillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcmillian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/michael-mcmillian-30679_amount_most-stories-in-true-blood-take-place-ov_1669393.jpg) > [“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mischa-temaul/an-author-is-similar-to-an-actor-they-play-many-characters-in-their/) [Mischa Temaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mischa-temaul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/mischa-temaul-79749_actress_an-author-is-similar-to-an-actor-they-pl_1258128.jpg) > [Gettting to know your characters is so much more important than plotting. Working out every detail of your story in advance, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gordon-smith/gettting-to-know-your-characters-is-so-much-more-important-than/) [Alexander Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gordon-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/alexander-gordon-smith-9349_chance_gettting-to-know-your-characters-is-so-m_102208.jpg) > [ “A great number of elements in the characters’ lives, both psychic and factual, are not communicated to us. \[…\] These characters, I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-bayard/a-great-number-of-elements-in-the-characters-lives-both-psychic-and/) [Pierre Bayard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-bayard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/pierre-bayard-29513_books_a-great-number-of-elements-in-the-charac_1030375.jpg) > [“My favorite part of books and movies is almost always the 'before.' The beginning, before whatever upends the characters' lives has happened—before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/my-favorite-part-of-books-and-movies-is-almost-always-the-before-the/) [Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/marianna-baer-45458_books_my-favorite-part-of-books-and-movies-is_1590224.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/characters-lives/#itemlist", "name": "Characters Lives Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think of the biopics I've written as exploring a more grown-up side of myself, through other characters' lives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dustin Lance Black" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-exploring-a-more-grown-up-side/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/dustin-lance-black-4536_i-think_i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-e_224020.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/dustin-lance-black-4536_i-think_i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-e_224020.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/dustin-lance-black-4536_i-think_i-think-of-the-biopics-i-ve-written-as-e_224020.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think of the biopics I've written as exploring a more grown-up side of myself, through other characters'…” — Dustin Lance Black", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; 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