Characters Quotes

2913 quotes by 2038 authors

I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the… — Forest Whitaker
Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don't be afraid to… — Francesca Lia Block
I love inventing worlds and characters and settings and scenarios. — Jerry B. Jenkins
Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my… — Sara Sheridan
Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to. — Sara Sheridan
As an author you hope your characters have sparks but truly in the end they have minds of their own! — Melissa de la Cruz
Any plot you impose on your characters will be onomatopoetic: PLOT. I say don't worry about plot. Worry about the characters. Let what they say… — Anne Lamott
I have found that in fiction one is freer to speak the truth, if only because in fiction the truth is not expected or required.… — Philip Sington
Always when I directed the play, I was always trying to cast people not who were necessarily like the characters, but people who I felt… — Patrick Marber
High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds. — Tryon Edwards
The letter we all love to receive is one that carries so much of the writerâ€™s personality that she seems to be sitting beside us,… — Emily Post
It is so much easier to deal with the dead than with the living. The dead are out of the way, merely characters from stories… — Aleksandar Hemon
The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as… — Joan D. Vinge
The difference between human heroes and sacred characters lies just in this: the man is just a man, but behind the man of God, God… — A B Simpson
I consciously try not to play favorites with my characters or my books. — Tina St. John
Beautifully drawn, solid, compelling characters against a background so real and scary I left the lights on all night. It was great! — P. N. Elrod
Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. Thatâ€™s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like being… — Po Bronson
Above The Thunder is passionate, wise, and piercingly beautiful. Readers drawn to books with rich, memorable characters and contemporary stories will find this remarkable debut… — Tony Ardizzone
One can feel the immense joy of Amy Hill Hearth's engagement in her first novel. It radiates through every scene and through every page. Sometimes,… — Philip K. Jason
You can never know enough about your characters — W. Somerset Maugham

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