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title: "19 Characters Stories Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Characters Stories quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Characters Stories sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have always included minority characters in my stories, often as heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-have-always-included-minority-characters-in-my-stories-often-as/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05c/stan-lee-1586_always_i-have-always-included-minority-characte_1228530.jpg)

> [We're moved by emotions and characters and stories. We love that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-droga/we-re-moved-by-emotions-and-characters-and-stories-we-love-that/)

[David Droga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-droga/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/david-droga-5348_characters_we-re-moved-by-emotions-and-characters-a_146141.png)

> [“But we're all characters in our own stories, Iggy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-klise/but-we-re-all-characters-in-our-own-stories-iggy/)

[Kate Klise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-klise/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/kate-klise-20844_characters_but-we-re-all-characters-in-our-own-stor_1785254.png)

> [I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crais/i-write-characters-and-stories-that-move-me-and-i-write-from-the-heart/)

[Robert Crais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/robert-crais-9313_character_i-write-characters-and-stories-that-move_510072.jpg)

> [Writers, good ones, don't tell stories. Characters show stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-newton-peck/writers-good-ones-don-t-tell-stories-characters-show-stories/)

[Robert Newton Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-newton-peck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/robert-newton-peck-29551_character_writers-good-ones-don-t-tell-stories-cha_1626423.png)

> [I've worked a lot with Noah Baumbach, and he doesn't make it easy to like his characters, but the stories are funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ciaran-hinds/i-ve-worked-a-lot-with-noah-baumbach-and-he-doesn-t-make-it-easy-to/)

[Ciaran Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ciaran-hinds/)

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> [We are all the main characters in our stories so we should right the ending of how it should be ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-are-all-the-main-characters-in-our-stories-so-we-should-right-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/anonymous-1_character_we-are-all-the-main-characters-in-our-st_2986667.jpg)

> [Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-queneau/many-novelists-take-well-defined-precise-characters-whose-stories-are/)

[Raymond Queneau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-queneau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/raymond-queneau-12265_character_many-novelists-take-well-defined-precise_880951.jpg)

> [The characters in my stories, whether historical or fictional, usually prove to be a compilation of influences taken from differing sources, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-steinbeck/the-characters-in-my-stories-whether-historical-or-fictional-usually/)

[Thomas Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-steinbeck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/thomas-steinbeck-23891_characters_the-characters-in-my-stories-whether-his_2739718.jpg)

> [“Our lives are like books; we are merely characters in each other's stories. While we can impact each other's plotlines, respecting the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erick-the-black-sheep-g/our-lives-are-like-books-we-are-merely-characters-in-each-other-s/)

[Erick "The Black Sheep" G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erick-the-black-sheep-g/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/erick-the-black-sheep-g-25260_books_our-lives-are-like-books-we-are-merely-c_1848629.jpg)

> [“The lives and deaths of characters in stories and poems, however tragic, help us to learn about the world and - if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-morgan/the-lives-and-deaths-of-characters-in-stories-and-poems-however/)

[Nicola Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-morgan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/nicola-morgan-101864_death_the-lives-and-deaths-of-characters-in-st_2215996.png)

> [If I ever got to do television, I would be interested in doing different kinds of characters and stories, and television doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobcat-goldthwait/if-i-ever-got-to-do-television-i-would-be-interested-in-doing/)

[Bobcat Goldthwait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobcat-goldthwait/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_characters_if-i-ever-got-to-do-television-i-would-b_1353084.jpg)

> [We are all the main characters in our stories, so why not write the ending of how it should be ourselves...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-are-all-the-main-characters-in-our-stories-so-why-not-write-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/anonymous-1_ending_we-are-all-the-main-characters-in-our-st_300873.jpg)

> [The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-joyce/the-characters-in-my-stories-all-have-quite-loud-lives-in-my-head-it/)

[Rachel Joyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-joyce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/rachel-joyce-2226_characters_the-characters-in-my-stories-all-have-qu_1930337.png)

> [I find my characters and stories in many varied places; sometimes they pop out of newspaper articles, obscure historical texts, lively dinner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-find-my-characters-and-stories-in-many-varied-places-sometimes-they/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/lynn-nottage-4259_articles_i-find-my-characters-and-stories-in-many_3174090.png)

> [I like characters and stories that challenge the status quo. Lately, I'm really interested in history because I find that in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-like-characters-and-stories-that-challenge-the-status-quo-lately-i/)

[Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/jessica-chastain-2332_education_i-like-characters-and-stories-that-chall_908311.png)

> [... We must remember that there's more than one story and plot in every novel. There are at least as many stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-mosley/we-must-remember-that-there-s-more-than-one-story-and-plot-in-every/)

[Walter Mosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-mosley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/walter-mosley-2810_blood_we-must-remember-that-there-s-more-than_1765340.png)

> [“So if your Story doesn’t change your lead character irrevocably from beginning to end, no one will deeply care about it. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/so-if-your-story-doesn-t-change-your-lead-character-irrevocably-from/)

[Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/shawn-coyne-62076_leadership_so-if-your-story-doesn-t-change-your-lea_60937.jpg)

> [“It was one thing to talk about being by yourself, doing important things, but quite another when the opportunity arose. The characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-babbitt/it-was-one-thing-to-talk-about-being-by-yourself-doing-important/)

[Natalie Babbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-babbitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/natalie-babbitt-7335_important-things_it-was-one-thing-to-talk-about-being-by_994095.jpg)

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