Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

It's not our mistakes that define us. It's the lessons we learn that show our true character. — Cassia Leo
What is the character trying to say? Why? Be as specific as you can, using sense images that evoke something about the character. Try using… — Pat Pattison
The way Jacques Brel writes a story, getting into the character, bringing out all his faults and qualities in the same song.... Not that I… — Zach Condon
We live in stories. What we are is stories. We do things because of what is called character, and our character is formed by the… — William Kittredge
I’m increasingly attracted by the idea that there can be at least small pockets where life and character and beauty and meaning continue. If I… — Paul Kingsnorth
As we open the gates to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, we know that millions of guests will open their hearts to this fantasy world where… — Jay Rasulo
Never open your story with a character thinking, I advise my students. As a further precaution, don’t put a character in a room alone –… — Les Standiford
Wickedly Dangerous translates a terrifying figure from folklore , the Baba Yaga, into the smart, resourceful, motorcycle-riding Barbara Yager, who travels with her dragon-disguised-as-a-dog best… — Alex Bledsoe
Tobias Buckell combines old world with new in his novel CRYSTAL RAIN. While the rich cultures, drawn in part from Caribbean history and lore, echo… — Karin Lowachee
I have learned never to judge any of the characters that I portay. Sometimes that is difficult to do because as a human being we… — Chloe Grace Moretz
I'm always looking for a low-budget script with an interesting character to play. — Walter Koenig
I was a little hippie on a world backpacking adventure, and suddenly I became a vampire princess. I still find it hard to believe that… — Lucy Fry
You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself… — Richard Armitage
I once made the mistake of writing a story with David Corbett. The man smoked me. He can delineate the character and personality of an… — Luis Alberto Urrea
Plot is merely the mechanism by which your character is forced up against her deepest fears and desires. — Unknown Author
Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint, with a compassionate heart. She… — Unknown Author
No artist work is so high, so noble, so grand, so enduring, so important for all time, as the making of character is a child. — Charlotte Saunders Cushman
Rarely is the pain of losing someone expressed with such directness, energy, and, yes, humor. The grief in Evan Kuhlman'sWolf Boyis palpable, and so is… — Peter Orner
Nightclub City tells the behind-the-scenes story of Manhattan's glamorous nightlife at its peak. Packed with colorful characters, terrific original research, and an unusually accessible writing… — Debby Applegate
What may appear to be proud ungrateful and headstrong fron the outside may from the inside express an unshakable integrity of character. Pride, if it… — Stephen Mitchell
The best way to deal in a transparent world is just be transparent. Let your life be authentic and let people look in. Because if… — Michael Hyatt
By judging others, you make yourself easy to judge. — Ashly Lorenzana
Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness. — R. J. Palacio
God is interested in developing your character. At times He lets you proceed, but He will never let you go too far without discipline to… — Henry Blackaby
A difficulty journey is more revealing of character than any discussion or analysis. — Michael Treanor

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