--- title: "10 Secondary Characters Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 10 Secondary Characters quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Secondary Characters sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/diane-setterfield-1008_secondary-characters_miss-lea-it-doesn-t-do-to-get-attached-t_3222851.png" --- > [“Miss Lea, it doesn't do to get attached to these secondary characters. It's not their story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-setterfield/miss-lea-it-doesn-t-do-to-get-attached-to-these-secondary-characters/) [Diane Setterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-setterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/diane-setterfield-1008_secondary-characters_miss-lea-it-doesn-t-do-to-get-attached-t_3222851.png) > [“the glory of the protagonist is always paid for by a lot of secondary characters”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-hoagland/the-glory-of-the-protagonist-is-always-paid-for-by-a-lot-of-secondary/) [Tony Hoagland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-hoagland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/tony-hoagland-25081_characters_the-glory-of-the-protagonist-is-always-p_926005.png) > [“Word to the wise writer...never underestimate your secondary characters! But watch them...they sneak off with stuff.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ka-hancock/word-to-the-wise-writer-never-underestimate-your-secondary-characters/) [Ka Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ka-hancock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/ka-hancock-49757_wisdom_word-to-the-wise-writer-never-underestim_1631340.jpg) > [There are plenty of secondary characters that I had always hoped to write, but I don't know if it will ever happen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-foster/there-are-plenty-of-secondary-characters-that-i-had-always-hoped-to/) [Lori Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/lori-foster-4739_always_there-are-plenty-of-secondary-characters_2601288.jpg) > [“The storyteller gave me a sideways look. "Miss Lea, it doesn't do to get attached to these secondary characters. It's not their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-setterfield/the-storyteller-gave-me-a-sideways-look-miss-lea-it-doesn-t-do-to-get-2/) [Diane Setterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-setterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/diane-setterfield-1008_storyteller_the-storyteller-gave-me-a-sideways-look_2980765.jpg) > [“Accept the unknown. There are no secondary characters. Each one is silhouetted against the sky. All have the same stature. Within a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-berger/accept-the-unknown-there-are-no-secondary-characters-each-one-is/) [John Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-berger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/525/john-berger-1590_characters_accept-the-unknown-there-are-no-secondar_1887403.png) > [The interesting thing about a lot of serialized television is that it's a blessing and curse. Smart writers really take their time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liza-weil/the-interesting-thing-about-a-lot-of-serialized-television-is-that-it/) [Liza Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liza-weil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/liza-weil-29620_and-love_the-interesting-thing-about-a-lot-of-ser_56847.jpg) > [As a kid, I was always very into secondary characters - things that weren't supposed to be the focus. The kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julio-torres/as-a-kid-i-was-always-very-into-secondary-characters-things-that/) [Julio Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julio-torres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/julio-torres-5718_always_as-a-kid-i-was-always-very-into-secondar_2475280.jpg) > [Smart writers really take their time in investing in backstories and characters. As a viewer, you have to invest in them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liza-weil/smart-writers-really-take-their-time-in-investing-in-backstories-and/) [Liza Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liza-weil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/liza-weil-29620_level_smart-writers-really-take-their-time-in_1817777.jpg) > [“The storyteller gave me a sideways look. “Miss Lea, it doesn’t do to get attached to these secondary characters. It’s not their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-setterfield/the-storyteller-gave-me-a-sideways-look-miss-lea-it-doesn-t-do-to-get/) [Diane Setterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-setterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/diane-setterfield-1008_gaze_the-storyteller-gave-me-a-sideways-look_1874168.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/secondary-characters/#itemlist", "name": "Secondary Characters Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Miss Lea, it doesn't do to get attached to these secondary characters. 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