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title: "31 Writing Character Quotes by 27 authors"
description: "Browse 31 Writing Character quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Writing Character sayings and thoughts."
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> [Once you start writing a character visually, you're in trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-mccarthy/once-you-start-writing-a-character-visually-you-re-in-trouble/)

[Melissa McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-mccarthy/)

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> [I'm never writing as a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-dacus/i-m-never-writing-as-a-character/)

[Lucy Dacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-dacus/)

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> [There's a kind of acting that goes on in my head when I'm writing a character where I put myself in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/there-s-a-kind-of-acting-that-goes-on-in-my-head-when-i-m-writing-a/)

[Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/)

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> [If you're writing on your own, each character is just you. It's just you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/if-you-re-writing-on-your-own-each-character-is-just-you-it-s-just-you/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

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> [I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-semple/i-learned-that-comedy-is-born-out-of-strong-characters-i-won-t-begin/)

[Maria Semple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-semple/)

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> [I guess that in a lot of ways, my writing is more of a character to me than something that I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angel-olsen/i-guess-that-in-a-lot-of-ways-my-writing-is-more-of-a-character-to-me/)

[Angel Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angel-olsen/)

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> [Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willy-mason/writing-from-a-character-is-really-fun-sometimes-you-can-be-more/)

[Willy Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willy-mason/)

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> [It's usually easier for me to begin writing in a character's voice if that person is different from me in some significant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nell-freudenberger/it-s-usually-easier-for-me-to-begin-writing-in-a-character-s-voice-if/)

[Nell Freudenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nell-freudenberger/)

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> [What I try to do in writing any character is to put myself in his position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/what-i-try-to-do-in-writing-any-character-is-to-put-myself-in-his/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [The world is full of novels in which characters simply say and do. There are certainly legitimate genres in which this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-park/the-world-is-full-of-novels-in-which-characters-simply-say-and-do/)

[Ruth Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-park/)

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> [Where does a character come from? Because a character, at the end of the day, a character will be the combination of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/where-does-a-character-come-from-because-a-character-at-the-end-of/)

[Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/)

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> [When I'm writing from a character's viewpoint, in essence I become that character; I share their thoughts, I see the world through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/when-i-m-writing-from-a-character-s-viewpoint-in-essence-i-become/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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> [What I do in the writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart and skin of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eudora-welty/what-i-do-in-the-writing-of-any-character-is-to-try-to-enter-into-the/)

[Eudora Welty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eudora-welty/)

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> [I write from this tight third-person viewpoint, where each chapter is seen through the eyes of one individual character. When I'm writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-write-from-this-tight-third-person-viewpoint-where-each-chapter-is/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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> [I've written about a lot of different things, but the whole idea of writing for another character is unusual for pop music...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-newman/i-ve-written-about-a-lot-of-different-things-but-the-whole-idea-of/)

[Randy Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-newman/)

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> [I don't see one as bring better or more literate than the other and there's a real buzz to not only writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-millar/i-don-t-see-one-as-bring-better-or-more-literate-than-the-other-and/)

[Mark Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-millar/)

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> [When you are writing a character, what the character says is obviously crucial. But what the character doesn't say is absolutely as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-busch/when-you-are-writing-a-character-what-the-character-says-is-obviously/)

[Frederick Busch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-busch/)

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> [I think in most cases, unless you're writing about a character who is garrulous, you say what you've got to say and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-newman/i-think-in-most-cases-unless-you-re-writing-about-a-character-who-is/)

[Randy Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-newman/)

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> [There's a point I can get to where I start writing character and then through the dialogue, after all of this preparation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/there-s-a-point-i-can-get-to-where-i-start-writing-character-and-then/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [I've never gone through the paces that writing textbooks sometimes recommend, such as writing out a character's biography, or determining what his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-wayne/i-ve-never-gone-through-the-paces-that-writing-textbooks-sometimes/)

[Teddy Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-wayne/)

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> [“What I do in writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart, and skin of a human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eudora-welty/what-i-do-in-writing-of-any-character-is-to-try-to-enter-into-the/)

[Eudora Welty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eudora-welty/)

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> [Even when I'm writing in character I'm normally still writing about things I know or things that have happened to me or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-walker/even-when-i-m-writing-in-character-i-m-normally-still-writing-about/)

[Karen Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-walker/)

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> [Writing, for me, when I'm writing in the first-person, is like a form of acting. So as I'm writing, the character or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-heti/writing-for-me-when-i-m-writing-in-the-first-person-is-like-a-form-of/)

[Sheila Heti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-heti/)

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> [Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callie-khouri/every-so-often-when-i-m-writing-a-character-might-actually-be-a/)

[Callie Khouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callie-khouri/)

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> [“Structure 19. You worried about structure when you came up with your story! If you did, I’m sorry. You missed some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/structure-19-you-worried-about-structure-when-you-came-up-with-your/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [If you're writing about a character, if he's a powerful character, unless you give him vulnerability I don't think he'll be as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-re-writing-about-a-character-if-he-s-a-powerful-character/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

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> [The things that have always drawn me to the craft of writing is character, it's story, it's something that becomes like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khaled-hosseini/the-things-that-have-always-drawn-me-to-the-craft-of-writing-is/)

[Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khaled-hosseini/)

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> [“Things that only a writer would understand—you’re writing a character—you tell that character who she or he is and they stop you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-marbly-warir/things-that-only-a-writer-would-understand-you-re-writing-a-character/)

[Lisa Marbly-Warir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-marbly-warir/)

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> [I think we need a superhero in India that needs a great amount of writing and character behind it. if someone manages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidharth-malhotra/i-think-we-need-a-superhero-in-india-that-needs-a-great-amount-of/)

[Sidharth Malhotra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidharth-malhotra/)

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> [I'm pulling out different aspects of my personality in writing each character and, if I'm doing my job well, I'm being true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/i-m-pulling-out-different-aspects-of-my-personality-in-writing-each/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [I never outline my novels before I write. I do have a vague sense of beginning, middle, and end at the outset…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-giffin/i-never-outline-my-novels-before-i-write-i-do-have-a-vague-sense-of/)

[Emily Giffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-giffin/)

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