Character Quote by Aldous Huxley

“In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction, there should…

— Craig Hart

“all writers, given adequate technique—technique that communicates—can stir our interest in their special subject matter, since at heart all fiction treats, directly or indirectly,…

— John Gardner

Character, I think, is the single most important thing in fiction. You might read a book once for its interesting plot—but not twice.

— Diana Gabaldon

I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel.

— Rose Tremain

When you're writing fiction, you're in every character 'cause you can't help it.

— Marcia Clark

There's something to be said for a likable character, but fiction has a way of upending our ordinary standards.

— Ben Dolnick

Character is that which can do without success.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in…

— Laurie Graham

“How well your readers connect with and care about this character determines the success of a story. In other words, if they've emotionally gone…

— Susan May Warren

“When writing fiction, you learn to only put things and characters in, that are going to progress your story. There is something to be…

— Carl Henegan

I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.

— Adam Silvera

“Fiction that fails to engage an audience with the emotional intricacies of viable characters will, for many in that audience, simply alienate them with…

— Hal Duncan