Character Quote by John Dufresne

Places are extremely important when writing a long story because place shapes a character.

— Tabitha King

A sense of place is very important in writing.

— William Lashner

It's hard to say if actual places really affect the way you write.

— Sufjan Stevens

I think there are people who do write regionally, because that's their subject matter - the way the sunset looks over a strip mall,…

— Matthea Harvey

Writers do not write about a place because they belong there, but because they want to.

— Tony Earley

Every place is determined by the characters who are there.

— Robert Plant

I write wherever I am. It helps that the writing process, for me, is a lone-wolf mission.

— Passenger

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters.

— Tea Obreht

When you're writing, your mind has a place where the stories happen. With one word, you can get the idea of where you are.

— Luis Negron

I think it's probably better to make a region your own, and then maybe you can go somewhere else, but a lot of great…

— Tom Barbash

To write about a place, you have to live there.

— Jonathan Ames

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

— Theodor Adorno