Book Quote by 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

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

— Cornelia Funke

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 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

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

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

I'm not in the business of meddling with people's destinies - and yes, my characters are real people to me. They have histories and…

— Jonathan Evison

When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don't belong in a…

— Lois Lowry

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

I always talk about my characters like they're real people.

— Dakota Fanning

If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel,…

— Sidney Sheldon

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

— Wilbur Smith