Character Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick and…

— Kurt Vonnegut

People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in…

— John Boyne

The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled,…

— Sloane Crosley

War affects people in different ways.

— Shakin' Stevens

In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

We have to keep company with supposedly bad characters if we are to survive and not succumb to mental atrophy. People of good character,…

— Thomas Bernhard

I will always find a defense for characters, and that's why it's fun playing characters that are morally ambiguous, or are at least perceived…

— Damian Lewis

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression. Patriotism becomes the order of the day, and those who question the war…

— Howard Zinn

Think of every character as a main character. They believe they're the main characters in their stories. No one should just be an obstacle.

— Ben Edlund

I have trouble describing characters because there is just too much going on in human beings.

— Lisa Kudrow

The last element in drama is high stakes. War, of course, is life and death - survival, not only for the story's characters, but…

— Steven Pressfield

Even people who aren't engaged on the actual battlefield - the effects of war reach out like tentacles into families, into economies, into the…

— Gary Cole