His Characters Quotes

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Dostoyevsky wrote of the unconscious as if it were conscious; that is in reality the reason why his characters seem 'pathological', while they are only… — Edwin Muir
A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously. — Albert Camus
Ask Anthony Hopkins how he makes his characters come to life and he just shrugs. I don't know. If I knew, I wouldn't be able… — Larry Eisenberg
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
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
To choose a writer for a friend is like palling around with your cardiologist, who might be musing as you talk to him that you… — Anatole Broyard
Shakespeare's plays often turn on the idea of fate, as much drama does. What makes them so tragic is the gap between what his characters… — Nate Silver
Michael Koryta is that rare author who is at once a compelling story teller and a fantastic writer. From the first sentence of THOSE WHO… — Lisa Unger
The Sound of Building Coffins is a soulful work from a writer of the weird. Maistros does more than make you feel for his characters… — Paul G. Tremblay
I've worked a lot with Noah Baumbach, and he doesn't make it easy to like his characters, but the stories are funny and witty and… — Ciaran Hinds
The dream of a writer is to be surprised by his characters. All of a sudden, they are living their own lives; they are not… — Jean-Claude Carriere
Dostoevsky wrote fiction about identity, moral value, death, will, sexual vs. spiritual love, greed, freedom, obsession, reason, faith, suicide. And he did it without ever… — David Foster Wallace
If a writer is true to his characters they will give him his plot. Observations must play second fiddle to integrity. — Phyllis Bottome
The writer of stories or of novels settles on men and imitates them; he exhausts the possibilities of his characters. — Salvatore Quasimodo
A creative person has to be alive. He can't borrow from things he's done in the past. He can't let his method choose his subjects… — John Steinbeck
The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
I'm the opposite of someone like David Grossman, who knows how his characters walk, and how they smell. I don't allow myself to imagine what… — Nicole Krauss
The story man must see clearly in his own mind how every piece of business will be put over. He should feel every expression, every… — Walt Disney
What is enthralling and illuminating about The Metaphysical Club is its portraits of individuals and their milieus. Menand is wonderfully deft at evoking a climate… — George Scialabba
Working on 'Drive', a lot of fun. This is Tim Minear whom I've worked with before on 'Firefly' of course. He called me up and… — Nathan Fillion

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