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> [The core of character lies in each individual story person's ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly that something is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/the-core-of-character-lies-in-each-individual-story-person-s-ability/)

Dwight V. Swain

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## More by Dwight V. Swain

> [“But emotion, for most people, too often is like some sort of slumbering giant, lulled to sleep by preoccupation with the dead facts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/but-emotion-for-most-people-too-often-is-like-some-sort-of-slumbering/)

Dwight V. Swain

> [The core of character lies in each individual story person's ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly that something is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/the-core-of-character-lies-in-each-individual-story-person-s-ability/)

Dwight V. Swain

> [“A story is the record of how somebody deals with danger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/a-story-is-the-record-of-how-somebody-deals-with-danger/)

Dwight V. Swain

> [To be a writer, a creative person, you must retain your ability to react uniquely. Your feelings must remain your own. The day you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/to-be-a-writer-a-creative-person-you-must-retain-your-ability-to/)

Dwight V. Swain

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