Character Quote by Patti Davis

I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's…

— Tamora Pierce

The way that I see third person is it's actually first person. Writing for me is all voice work. Third person narrative is just…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

I have an affinity for writing in the first person. I love the intimacy of being dropped inside the character.

— Sue Monk Kidd

I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.

— Sarah Dessen

I find it hard to write in the first person.

— Michiko Kakutani

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.

— Wally Lamb

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 try to have something in common with my protagonists, especially when I'm writing in the first person.

— Emily Giffin

Writing in the first person, you immediately open yourself up to the idea that there's a connection between you and the narrator.

— Sally Rooney

When you're writing in first person you have to be honest about how people think.

— Dawn O'Porter

Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

— Truman Capote

I have never successfully written in the third person. If there's a rhythm or a musicality that interests me, I become obsessed with the…

— Adam Rapp