Books Quote by Meg Cabot

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

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness…

— Thomas Perry

I'm very opinionated and passionate when it comes to my characters.

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

The passion for the story is the wind in your narrative sails. Begin at the heart. We must hear the heartbeat of the story.…

— Patricia Lee Gauch

If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people.

— Lawrence Wright

I used to say I wasn't interested in writing about characters.

— Emma Healey

If you don't have people that the reader cares about and stories that are gripping, you've got nothing.

— Jennifer Egan

If the story is insensitive to a person and is not nuanced enough, that's a story I don't want to be a part of.…

— Rasika Dugal

Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

The best books come from someplace deep inside.... Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.

— Judy Blume

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.

— Kathy Reichs

I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired by the…

— Gillian Flynn