Fictional Character Quotes

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If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats. — Richard Bach
Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak… — Keira Knightley
The world is a stage we walk upon. We are all in a way fictional characters who write ourselves with our beliefs. — Louis Theroux
If people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look and feel bad for them.… — Cassandra Clare
I've thought a lot about the power of empathy. In my work, it's the current that connects me and my actual pulse to a fictional… — Meryl Streep
People do not spring forth out of the blue, fully formed â€“ they become themselves slowly, day by day, starting from babyhood. They are the… — Lois Duncan
Todays youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and influence will last… — Peter Cushing
We referenced fictional characters as if they were people to learn from. As if real-life people were too nebulous, too private and unreal for us… — Miguel Syjuco
You should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. — George R. R. Martin
The world is full of fictional characters looking for their stories — Diane Arbus
Writers are magpies, and we collect details about people and we use them for fictional characters. — Caroline Leavitt
Gayness is built into Batman. I'm not using gay in the pejorative sense, but Batman is very, very gay. There's just no denying it. Obviously… — Grant Morrison
It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we can… — Katherine Paterson
I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation. — Penelope Lively
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford
Somerset Maugham said that it took at least six human beings to make one fictional character. That is true of landscape as well, I think.… — Mary Lee Settle
A writer often wants to change a reader’s perception about the world, which is a political act. But we have to work through character, so… — Caryl Phillips
Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are easily born, and as… — John Banville
I have played Blair Cramer for 20 years, I feel a personal investment in the success of 'One Life to Live.' I love the show,… — Kassie DePaiva
I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should… — George R. R. Martin

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