Life Quote by Jay Parini

“The day when you shed a tear for the death of a fictional character, you know they have become more than a character.”

— Ryan J. Alls

“Lie through your teeth and call it a novel. All will be well.”

— James Paddock

“I love fictional characters...they can't break your heart.”

— Anonymous

“I've grown addicted to the characters in my favorite novels. If only they were real...”

— Devonnie A. Black

“If you fictionalized my character, I could live a bit longer.”

— Aaron Cooley

“What does it say about me that I'm jealous of the lives of fictional characters?”

— Alyssa Goodnight

“Characters are like kids. They want to be played with, taken on adventures. And they won't let you rest until you do.”

— Buffy Andrews

“She even takes the goings-on of fictitious characters personally.”

— Laura Buzo

“The constrained lives of his characters made me wonder how my own existence might appear in his hands.”

— Ian McEwan

“Sometimes it takes the story to grow, for the real characters to emerge.”

— Daniel Kaye

“Very often the characters people respond best to have little parts of reality they can relate to.”

— Sara Sheridan

“You know your characters are truly alive, when they start to write their own story and take you to places you didn't expect.”

— Joanne McDonnell