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title: "1 Queer Characters Quotes By Noelle Stevenson"
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> [I personally always have a hard time relating to queer characters in media because I didn't really see myself in them. They were kind of pigeonholed early on as the gay character, and they would naturally end up with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-personally-always-have-a-hard-time-relating-to-queer-characters-in/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/noelle-stevenson-11488_character_i-personally-always-have-a-hard-time-rel_2202279.jpg)

## More by Noelle Stevenson

> [I kind of understood inherently - and I wasn't really conflicted about this - that comics were not for me or by people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-kind-of-understood-inherently-and-i-wasn-t-really-conflicted-about/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> ['Nimona' was originally a vague idea I had when I was in high school, when I was just getting into shapeshifting characters. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/nimona-was-originally-a-vague-idea-i-had-when-i-was-in-high-school/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [I think comics has this rap of being misogynistic, and that's certainly not untrue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-think-comics-has-this-rap-of-being-misogynistic-and-that-s/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [It seems like everyone in my peer group has more 'Pokemon' knowledge than I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/it-seems-like-everyone-in-my-peer-group-has-more-pokemon-knowledge/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [There are some things that are more appropriate for different audiences. But the goal with all ages is to create comics that anyone can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/there-are-some-things-that-are-more-appropriate-for-different/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [Even in stories that I like, with a female character that I love deeply, it always feels like there's something that she has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/even-in-stories-that-i-like-with-a-female-character-that-i-love/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [I've always kind of gravitated toward characters who are a bit distant from the narrator or the point-of-view characters, so that's kind of important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-ve-always-kind-of-gravitated-toward-characters-who-are-a-bit/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [The good thing about doing a comic that's entirely my own voice as a debut is that people approached me with similar jobs, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/the-good-thing-about-doing-a-comic-that-s-entirely-my-own-voice-as-a/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [It was not until Web comics that I saw stories about women and stories by women and things that were aimed specifically at female…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/it-was-not-until-web-comics-that-i-saw-stories-about-women-and/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [I do more research about 'Lumberjanes' than I did for a story of medieval knights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-do-more-research-about-lumberjanes-than-i-did-for-a-story-of/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [Usually I start with a concept, which I then sketch out so that I can get a feel for the character. The character doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/usually-i-start-with-a-concept-which-i-then-sketch-out-so-that-i-can/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [I don't think naturally I tend toward anything that's really distinctly branded as adult. I feel like I sort of write for myself as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-don-t-think-naturally-i-tend-toward-anything-that-s-really/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [I really want to see normalization of queer sexuality - as well as the lack of sexuality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-really-want-to-see-normalization-of-queer-sexuality-as-well-as-the/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [I didn't get into comics until college, and it was sort of an accident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-didn-t-get-into-comics-until-college-and-it-was-sort-of-an-accident/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

> [Question everything. Don't try to emulate someone else's path. Look at what you have, the tools you have, the place you're in; know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/question-everything-don-t-try-to-emulate-someone-else-s-path-look-at/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

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