Books Quote by Milan Kundera

The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by…

— Milan Kundera

“The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by…

— Milan Kundera

“Many of us would not make terribly interesting characters in a novel.”

— Claire Wingfield

“I did worry at one stage that all my stories seem to revolve around secrets, lies and self-deception, but then I realized that most…

— Jane Lovering

“Perhaps I shall take my fortune and retire to the country and read novels where other characters must bother with these sorts of troubles.”

— Maya Rodale

“When you start writing, you may think you will use the book to guide readers down certain paths and through certain themes. But, the…

— M.D. Cliatt

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

— Nicholas Sparks

“A good character in a novel brings out emotions from your past and plants them in front of you - as terrifying as that…

— Conrad Brasso

“The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are imaginary.”

— Franklin P. Adams

When I start writing these novels, I go into them with a spirit of inquiry rather than to substantiate prejudices I had in the…

— Ruth Ozeki

“The writers we love often serve us through their comfort and example without their ever knowing it, and in this sense, they're as imaginary…

— Patricio Pron

“All the characters in my book are fictional, but every single one of them was inspired by someone I knew and loved who didn't…

— Sanela Ramic Jurich