Books Quote by Catherine Drinker Bowen

“I want characters to do bad things and get away with their misdeeds. I want characters to think ugly thoughts and make ugly decisions.…

— Roxane Gay

“Every friendship is an inconspicuous drama, a series of subtle wounds.”

— Emil M. Cioran

“Characters, as most writers understand, are truly developed through their relationships with others.”

— Orson Scott Card

“I am often drawn to unlikable characters, to those who behave in socially unacceptable ways, say whatever is on their mind, and do what…

— Roxane Gay

“Association with other people corrupts our character; especially when we have none.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Writing turns you into somebody who's always wrong. The illusion that you may get it right someday is the perversity that draws you on.”

— Philip Roth

“Friendship built on top of Lies and betrayal is always shaky and it never last..”

— Brighton Mabuya

“Nobody is a permanent friend,nobody is a permanent enemy. Everybody has his own self-interest. Once you recognise that, everybody will be better off.”

— Hamish McDonald

“I intend all my characters must escape from impossible situations; if they are not in trouble, then as a writer, I am.”

— Cleveland W. Gibson

“The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people’s mistakes than our own.”

— Daniel Kahneman

“...anyone looking for friends without faults shall remain friendless. The choice is yours.”

— Holly Lynn Payne

“Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people…

— Anne Lamott