Character Quote by Christopher Paul Curtis

You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence in your abilities; you will be bored with the characters–and the only way to overcome these…

— John Dufresne

Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense.

— Diana Krall

The reason I never want a book to end is that I start to feel like the characters are my friends. I'll miss them…

— Miley Cyrus

I usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, 'I never want to see you again.'

— Lorrie Moore

I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.

— Adam Silvera

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti

Every time I'm in editing, there's always a moment where you think, "Maybe this should be six or seven minutes shorter, but I'm losing…

— Judd Apatow

Once I start work on a project, I don’t stop and I don’t slow down unless I absolutely have to. If I don’t write…

— Stephen King

There's a great feeling of relief when finishing a good book, but also a sadness. You get to know the characters so well, you…

— D Michael Hardy

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.

— Anne Tyler

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg

I always worry that knowing too much about a novel or a story early on in writing will close it down - it feels…

— Dan Chaon