Books Quote by Dana Spiotta

I think there's a false division people sometimes make in describing literary novels, where there are people who write systems novels, or novels of…

— Dana Spiotta

All characters are based on elements of a writer's personal experience.

— Robert Holdstock

I believe in books. I believe more in 'cross-media' - how characters are adapting across mediums.

— Bing Gordon

I have many characters inspired from real life.

— Vivek Agnihotri

We live in a sea of general ideas, so that's not a novel, since there are so many general ideas. But the moment a…

— Chinua Achebe

There is a part of me in every character, naturally. That's why novelists rarely write good autobiographies. You start one and it becomes another…

— John Dos Passos

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect…

— S. E. Hinton

Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.

— Joyce Carol Oates

I believe in characters that can be tangible, and that you can actually relate to.

— Demian Bichir

I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I've learned a lot of things about the…

— Ann Brashares

My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story,

— Carl Hiaasen

I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly.

— Ruth Ozeki