Books Quote by Cornelia Funke

All I can guess is that when I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can…

— Stephenie Meyer

When I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can read that sincerity about the characters.…

— Stephenie Meyer

To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.

— Wilbur Smith

A lot of writers do think of their characters as living beings. I know that's the way people think. That's why I try to…

— Dennis Cooper

My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me, I talk…

— Judy Blume

All a writer's characters are imaginary, no matter whether they are based on real people or not. They are people as one imagines them…

— Allan Massie

“If a writer doesn't believe his fictional characters are actually real, how can he expect the readers to?”

— Jim Power

Sometimes I don't know whether I'm real or whether I'm a character in one of my novels.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

I have realised just how important it is to readers to feel that fictional stories are based on reality.

— Nicole Krauss

I'm very interested in people, so if a character happens to be real, there's that much more to look at.

— Toby Jones

Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.

— Rodman Philbrick

Everyone brings their own perceptions when reading a book about a real person. At the end they will take away whatever they wish.

— Patricia Montandon