Character Quote by John Hartford

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.

— Cornelia Funke

I'm very interested in people, so if a character happens to be real, there's that much more to look at.

— Toby Jones

All a writer's characters are imaginary, no matter whether they are based on real people or not. They are people as one imagines them…

— Allan Massie

A lot of writers do think of their characters as living beings. I know that's the way people think. That's why I try to…

— Dennis Cooper

When I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can read that sincerity about the characters.…

— Stephenie Meyer

All I can guess is that when I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can…

— Stephenie Meyer

In books and in life, you need to read several pages before someone's true character is revealed.

— Gail Carson Levine

My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me, I talk…

— Judy Blume

My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.

— S. E. Hinton

My characters seem real because they are drawn from the realities of my life. I didn't have to research their pain; I just tapped…

— Charles de Lint

To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.

— Wilbur Smith

At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why hopefully readers…

— Ally Carter