Books Quote by Juliet Marillier

The first-person viewpoint is more enjoyable to write, because it lets me meander more freely, and it can reveal more of the character's self-delusions.…

— Anne Tyler

I think first-person narrators should be complex, because otherwise the first-person is too shallow and predictable. I like a first-person narrator who can't totally…

— Rick Moody

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third…

— Patti Davis

One of the strategies for doing first-person is to make the narrator very knowing, so that the reader is with somebody who has a…

— Rachel Kushner

In my view, philosophers have shown a great deal more respect for the first-person point of view than it deserves. There's a lot of…

— Hilary Kornblith

When you're writing first person, all I can see and tell as the author is what that main character can see.

— Pearl Cleage

Third person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their misunderstandings and hear what they think about each other.…

— Juliet Marillier

Everyone is interesting except the narrator in a first-person story.

— William Kennedy

I have never written a novel that volleys back and forth between a couple of different first person perspectives. It's definitely a challenge because…

— Jesmyn Ward

I like the fact that second person puts the reader in the story. It makes them, whether they like it or not, complicit in…

— Rob Roberge

When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person.

— Daphne du Maurier

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.

— James McBride