Protagonist Quotes

70 quotes by 58 authors

Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter struggle, even when… — Salvatore Quasimodo
PRIMAL TEARS is a novel of tremendous power. Passionate and erotic, at times tenderly lyrical, it confronts head-on, without flinching, brutal environmental and feminist politics.… — Kate Wilhelm
A conventional â€˜successâ€™ story is one where, with each next, the protagonist has more money, more respect, and more possessions. Iâ€™d like to suggest an… — Po Bronson
I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how it comes out.… — Elmore Leonard
Your protagonist is your readerâ€™s portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world youâ€™re… — Janet Fitch
When I wrote the first [Bond novel] in 1953, I wanted Bond to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened... when I… — Ian Fleming
The protagonist of Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours doesnâ€™t make it easy for us, channeling as he does Barry Hannah and Denis Johnson… — Jim Shepard
As long as the protagonist wants something, the audience will want something. — David Mamet
Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character… — Ann Beattie
I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist. — Carlos Fuentes
Each of my novels features a protagonist undertaking a difficult personal journey. On the way, each of these characters - mostly female - discovers something… — Juliet Marillier
First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world… — Juliet Marillier
The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic… — Terry Brooks
It would have been easier to have a male protagonist, but I didn't want people to assume that Nikki Hill was me in her entirety… — Christopher Darden
My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey… — Ted Dekker
People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist. — Monica Ali
The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature. — Tayari Jones
This dazzling, unput-downable debut novel proves beyond a doubt that Dan Wells has the gift. His teenage protagonist is as chilling as he is endearing.… — F. Paul Wilson
John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' also speaks urgently to today's concerns: the cratered trail of dreams for Mexican immigrants seeking a promised land in… — Richard Corliss
I'd love to write something for a male protagonist. That's sort of the next frontier for me. I think it'd be really amazing to write… — Lena Dunham

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