--- title: "9 Create Believable Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Create Believable quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Create Believable sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/william-faulkner-306_believable_a-writer-is-trying-to-create-believable_2951261.png" --- > [A writer is trying to create believable people in credible moving situations in the most moving way he can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/a-writer-is-trying-to-create-believable-people-in-credible-moving/) [William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/william-faulkner-306_believable_a-writer-is-trying-to-create-believable_2951261.png) > [You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-jo-napoli/you-have-to-live-life-if-you-re-going-to-create-believable-lives-on/) [Donna Jo Napoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-jo-napoli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/donna-jo-napoli-29451_believable_you-have-to-live-life-if-you-re-going-to_1421868.jpg) > [You hear many things, take a little from each experience, and tune your imagination to create believable characters and situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-clark/you-hear-many-things-take-a-little-from-each-experience-and-tune-your/) [Dave Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/dave-clark-10310_create_you-hear-many-things-take-a-little-from_2091700.jpg) > [Once you create a believable fictional universe, you suck the audiences into that world and they tag along for the ride.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thiagarajan-kumararaja/once-you-create-a-believable-fictional-universe-you-suck-the/) [Thiagarajan Kumararaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thiagarajan-kumararaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/thiagarajan-kumararaja-18356_along-for-the-ride_once-you-create-a-believable-fictional-u_1206219.jpg) > [Part of the Disney success is our ability to create a believable world of dreams that appeals to all age groups. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/part-of-the-disney-success-is-our-ability-to-create-a-believable/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/walt-disney-722_ability_part-of-the-disney-success-is-our-abilit_1841451.jpg) > [I think one of the things you have to learn if you're going to create believable characters is never to make generalizations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-haddon/i-think-one-of-the-things-you-have-to-learn-if-you-re-going-to-create/) [Mark Haddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-haddon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ef/mark-haddon-1056_believable_i-think-one-of-the-things-you-have-to-le_982066.png) > [You can't believe anything that's written in an historical novel, and yet the author's job is always to create a believable world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/you-can-t-believe-anything-that-s-written-in-an-historical-novel-and/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/justin-cartwright-7411_believe_you-can-t-believe-anything-that-s-writte_950655.jpg) > [It's true, there aren't many explicit references to Canada in my book. And not many explicit references to the U.S., either. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arthur/it-s-true-there-aren-t-many-explicit-references-to-canada-in-my-book/) [James Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/james-arthur-3067_book_it-s-true-there-aren-t-many-explicit-ref_2802409.jpg) > [I wanted to create a believable feeling for 18th Century reality in the Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer. I didn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-tykwer/i-wanted-to-create-a-believable-feeling-for-18th-century-reality-in/) [Tom Tykwer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-tykwer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/tom-tykwer-42940_18th-century_i-wanted-to-create-a-believable-feeling_3059803.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create-believable/#itemlist", "name": "Create Believable Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A writer is trying to create believable people in credible moving situations in the most moving way he can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Faulkner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/a-writer-is-trying-to-create-believable-people-in-credible-moving/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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And not many explicit references to the U.S., either. I try to fill my poems with enough real, observed detail that the poems create a believable world - but I don't write poems for the sake of telling my own story. My life is not important or interesting enough to warrant that kind of documentary. Instead I try to use my experience as a way of understanding situations that are common to many people. 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