Character Quote by David Corbett

You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters.

— James Dashner

The characters write the plot. Their natures do.

— Norman Rush

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.

— Ernest Hemingway

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

— Lisa Unger

If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people.

— Lawrence Wright

Characters are story. And any great plot or subplot is driven by the characters' wants and desires.

— Robert Gregory Browne

Character is plot, plot is character.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Think of every character as a main character. They believe they're the main characters in their stories. No one should just be an obstacle.

— Ben Edlund

“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

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

Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.

— Bob Mayer