Character Quote by Joe Murray

Plot springs from character... I've always sort of believed that these people inside me- these characters- know who they are and what they're about…

— Anonymous

Writing, even though it's hard work, is really a joy when you get these characters to come alive. It's hard to trace where they…

— Robert Cormier

For the last six weeks I have found myself pestered by some characters in search of an author.

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.

— Anita Desai

In reading, you become these characters that are different from you.

— Torrey Peters

There are so many characters whizzing around inside my head, it's like Looney Tunes. But as soon as I've finished writing about them, I…

— Peter Ackroyd

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

The characters I write about are very internal.

— Michael Connelly

All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have…

— Meg Cabot

I don't think about the stories so much, as the characters themselves. They live on, and they are almost as real as I am.

— Paul Auster

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

— Nicholas Sparks

All that matters to me as a reader are characters. I want characters to be real, authentic, and rounded. I will be digging into…

— Matt de la Pena