Characters Quotes

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I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre. — Jackie Collins
Movement should be a counter, whether in action scenes or dialogue or whatever. It counters where your eye is going. This style thing, for me… — Samuel Fuller
There's immense fun to be had as long as you can sort of sneak it past DC. I have been told on occasion that I… — Garth Ennis
The Universe is a grand book which cannot be read until one first learns to comprehend the language and become familiar with the characters in… — Galileo Galilei
That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
A book, a true book, is the writer's confessional. For, whether he would have it so or not, he is betrayed, directly or indirectly, by… — Nelson Algren
Steve Forman strafes the south Florida scene with Boca Knights, an outrageously funny mystery novel with a raft of offbeat characters and prose that moves… — Douglas Preston
Writing is work, but it's also a compulsion, and once you get your characters on paper, you can't abandon them. You have to respond to… — Rosamunde Pilcher
I think to really be literate in nu shu you only need about 600 characters because it is phonetic. So you're able to then create… — Lisa See
A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge. They'll do precisely the thing that they know is wrong, take… — Richard Russo
Helen Lowe writes wonderful stories, yes, but her work also speaks with lyricism to deeper questions of how we treat each other. Â With lovely… — Catherine Asaro
Jack Campbell's dazzling new series is military science fiction at its best. Not only does he tell a yarn of great adventure and action, but… — Catherine Asaro
There's nothing worse than an ostentatious shot or some lighting that draws attention to itself, and you might go, 'Oh, wow, that's spectacular.' Or that… — Roger Deakins
And, my God, the actors. The cast, led by the extraordinary Jennifer Lawrence, is absolutely wonderful across the board. Itâ€™s such a pleasure to see… — Suzanne Collins
Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk. — Erik Satie
I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to,… — Kathryn Bigelow
I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense… — Lynn Abbey
These are characters in a fairy tale for grown-ups. Wouldn't it be lovely? Yes. — Diane Arbus
Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as goodâ€”they are the heroes of their own lives. Giving… — Stephen King

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