Book Quote by Meg Cabot

Sometimes minor characters are based on people I know, on friends of mine. But I'm not writing a thinly veiled version of my own…

— Cassandra Clare

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

— Nicholas Sparks

My characters are based on people I know, but not in a direct way.

— MacKenzie Scott

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

Very few of my characters are based on people I've known. It is too constricting.

— Julian Barnes

Every character I do is based on someone I know.

— Tracey Ullman

I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I've learned a lot of things about the…

— Ann Brashares

People relate to my characters and see me in a different way. They identify with me and remember the nuances of my characters.

— Kartik Aaryan

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

I think I write what's interesting to me, and so if I'm reading I like to have a very thorough idea of a character…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

— Nicholas Sparks

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

— Louis Sachar