“They were...no ordinary group, gathering together to kill an evening, to seek refuge from critical husbands and demanding children while idly discussing… — Gloria Goldreich Copy Share Image
Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
“Fictional characters exert a great deal of influence over our choices in love by representing inaccessible ideals to which we try to… — Pierre Bayard Copy Share Image
If people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look and feel… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself. — Mika Copy Share Image
“Fictional characters soon take on a life of their own. They run with the bit between their teeth.” — Jay Parini Copy Share Image
“Leave me alone to mourn the deaths of fictional characters I have become overly attached to.” — Your Ecards Copy Share Image
If we show fictional characters doing cool stuff, then girls will want to be it in real life. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself! — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
I don't want to make fictional characters who are perfect - that's a vanilla situation - but the fact is you are… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists… — Laurie Graham Copy Share Image
“Laurent wanted to make sure you never came near me again. He just did not know that as time went on, the… — Inger Iversen Copy Share Image
Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies, is that… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
I'm trying to listen to my past, listen to what's most deeply going on inside myself, my creative set of fictional characters,… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
“He studied the people of Moscow at the theaters, in the clubs, in the streets, looking for the types he needed. A… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“isn't that dangerous?" I objected. "What if somebody used it on people - what if they put it on replace and turned… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
Today's youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and… — Peter Cushing Copy Share Image
“In this sense, Rachel envied fictional characters. For them, everything would eventually make sense. If she were fictional, all the random, ridiculous… — Ruth Buchanan Copy Share Image
Todays youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and… — Peter Cushing Copy Share Image
A writer often wants to change a reader’s perception about the world, which is a political act. But we have to work… — Caryl Phillips Copy Share Image
I love to have real people of history interact with my fictional characters. History gives me the plot. I research the period… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
“I'm not normally one to take advice from my fictional characters, but there comes a point in every girl's life where she… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
When I first heard the 'Urumi' script, I was surprised, shocked, and excited. It was a strong script with a reference to… — Nithya Menen Copy Share Image
I have played Blair Cramer for 20 years, I feel a personal investment in the success of 'One Life to Live.' I… — Kassie DePaiva Copy Share Image
“Plenty of people were writing novels; in fact, if one did a survey in the street, half of Edinburgh was writing a… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
Writing fiction lets you be a little more emotional and unguarded, a little freer. Writing fictional characters is also really different from… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to. Writing is very pleasurable, very seductive,… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“As a historian, I found myself all too often treating my historical subjects like fictional characters, malleable entities that could be made… — Lauren Willig Copy Share Image
“The choice of the point(s) of view from which the story is told is arguably the most important single decision that the… — David Lodge Copy Share Image
“Perhaps this is what Henry James meant when he talked about the “irresponsibility” of characters. Characters are irresponsible, art is irresponsible when… — James Wood Copy Share Image
“Our relationship with literary characters, at least to those that exercise a certain attraction over us, rests in fact on a denial.… — Pierre Bayard Copy Share Image
You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think everybody goes through changes, and the same should be said for fictional characters, especially ones that you follow on television. — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
“No more movie references. No more fictional characters to relate to. This was real. It was destiny. I was…a thing, a commodity.” — C.J. Roberts Copy Share Image
“I take writing very seriously. There's a lot of responsibility in putting blood in the veins of fictional characters.” — Brooklyn Hudson Copy Share Image
