Issues Quote by Chelsea Cain Download Open image “I'm a sucker for a screwed-up protagonist. We all have issues.” — Chelsea Cain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Issues Protagonist Screwed up Sucker
I look for a layered character who has problems and issues - which, by the way, we all do have. — Charlie Heaton Copy Share Image
For an author, the nice characters aren't much fun. What you want are the screwed up characters. You know, the characters that are constantly… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I tend to gravitate toward conflicted characters, and a character who is exploring chaos theory and population control and the difficulties of love and… — Ed Stoppard Copy Share Image
It seems to me that most good protagonists are both clever and resourceful. They are intelligent and can fix things, both little and big.… — Keren Woodward Copy Share Image
My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to… — Nawazuddin Siddiqui Copy Share Image
I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
I like characters where there's something going on and something to make him real. If you find out what somebody cares about, all of… — William Fichtner Copy Share Image
Nobody is ever just a straight up protagonist or antagonist - everybody's morally ambiguous. — Cheyenne Jackson Copy Share Image
I read a lot of 'Nancy Drew' books as a kid and considered myself a bit of an amateur detective. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
You won't make a living writing until you learn to write when you don't want to. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
“She'd liked Pearl. Pearl hadn't meant to Tazer Archie. Well, she meant to Tazer him, but how was she supposed to know that her… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew'… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
“Robbins had opened Gabby up. Her charred skin was peeled back, and her ribs were removed. She was pink inside, like steak that had… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I am a control freak, but not when I travel. For some reason when I travel, I am able to surrender more than in… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
“But people in masks were always assholes. It was a scientific law. Give someone anonymity and all social niceties break down. The Internet had… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
Every year, I give my dad an advance copy of my latest book. He reads it over the next several nights and says something… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone a pet.… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I love to write just about more than anything, but there are times I have to force myself to sit down and work. I… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
Politics is not an issue whether you like or dislike , but every citizen must involve. — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
The thing about hitting kids is, think about if you were doing the same thing to another adult. Hitting your kid is really the… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue, — Gabe Newell Copy Share Image
Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls. — Rosalind Wiseman Copy Share Image
For me, the term "psychotherapy" is limiting. It implies that we work with mind and emotions, but excludes the body and pays scant attention… — Jed Diamond Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
I really think there's no difference between an art piece made by a man and one made by a woman. Is it a good… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Businesses acting as businesses, not as charitable donors, are the most powerful force for addressing the pressing issues society face(s) — Tony Elumelu Copy Share Image
For a lot of women, one of the hardest things about leadership is the desire to be liked by everyone. That's often inconsistent with… — Sarah Weddington Copy Share Image
I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
It concerns me when people frame the conversation about equal pay about the entertainment business. I don't want the wage gap issue to be… — Patricia Arquette Copy Share Image
