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title: "8 Imaginary Characters Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Imaginary Characters quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Imaginary Characters sayings and thoughts."
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> [I like to mix the real and the imaginary. Sometimes it is characters inspired by real people I know or know of.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-like-to-mix-the-real-and-the-imaginary-sometimes-it-is-characters/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

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> [“The writers we love often serve us through their comfort and example without their ever knowing it, and in this sense, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricio-pron/the-writers-we-love-often-serve-us-through-their-comfort-and-example/)

[Patricio Pron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricio-pron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/patricio-pron-68084_imaginary_the-writers-we-love-often-serve-us-throu_781915.jpg)

> [The novel is a meditation on existence as seen through the medium of imaginary characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-kundera/the-novel-is-a-meditation-on-existence-as-seen-through-the-medium-of/)

[Milan Kundera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milan-kundera/)

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> [It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-tyler/it-s-true-that-writing-is-a-solitary-occupation-but-you-would-be/)

[Anne Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-tyler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/anne-tyler-1837_character_it-s-true-that-writing-is-a-solitary-occ_1586167.png)

> [They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/they-are-imaginary-characters-but-perhaps-not-solely-the-products-of/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

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> [I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-follett/i-like-to-create-imaginary-characters-and-events-around-a-real/)

[Ken Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-follett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/ken-follett-941_books_i-like-to-create-imaginary-characters-an_2659314.jpg)

> [It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-tyler/it-s-true-that-it-s-a-solitary-occupation-but-you-would-be-surprised/)

[Anne Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-tyler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/anne-tyler-1837_companionship_it-s-true-that-it-s-a-solitary-occupatio_2764165.png)

> [Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-queneau/fiction-has-consisted-either-of-placing-imaginary-characters-in-a/)

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

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