“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
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford 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
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 quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself! — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself. — Mika 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
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
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
Just because we're fictional characters doesn't mean you can pick us up and move us anywhere you want.--the people of Lake Woebegon — Garrison Keillor 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
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
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 suppose all fictional characters, especially in adventure or heroic fiction, at the end of the day are our dreams about ourselves.… — Alan Moore 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
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
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
You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My shows and books are an instant mood adjuster. They’re my drugs of choice. And the fictional characters I love are like… — Susane Colasanti 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
“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
“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
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
