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title: "5 Written Characters Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Written Characters quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Written Characters sayings and thoughts."
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> [In anything I've ever written, all the characters sound like me, which I don't think is a bad thing. It makes sense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-smith/in-anything-i-ve-ever-written-all-the-characters-sound-like-me-which/)

[Kevin Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/kevin-smith-3887_admired_in-anything-i-ve-ever-written-all-the-ch_273204.png)

> [I don't read or write SF for cutting edge ideas; I read and write it for the storytelling, and every story is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-brown/i-don-t-read-or-write-sf-for-cutting-edge-ideas-i-read-and-write-it/)

[Erica Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14f/erica-brown-30759_character_i-don-t-read-or-write-sf-for-cutting-edg_801118.jpg)

> [I have always written about characters who fall somewhere in the spectrum between solitary and totally alienated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-krauss/i-have-always-written-about-characters-who-fall-somewhere-in-the/)

[Nicole Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-krauss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/nicole-krauss-920_alienated_i-have-always-written-about-characters-w_1211224.png)

> [I abhor badly-written characters and any character, be it man, woman, any character in the film. If it is a well-written character,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sayani-gupta/i-abhor-badly-written-characters-and-any-character-be-it-man-woman/)

[Sayani Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sayani-gupta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/sayani-gupta-11154_character_i-abhor-badly-written-characters-and-any_1426036.jpg)

> [I've always kind of ripped from real life to some degree or at least how I'm feeling in the moment. In fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-smith/i-ve-always-kind-of-ripped-from-real-life-to-some-degree-or-at-least/)

[Kevin Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/kevin-smith-3887_bad-thing_i-ve-always-kind-of-ripped-from-real-lif_1601568.png)

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