Character Quote by Peter Ackroyd

My characters, I find them as I'm writing. It's quite incredible how fully realized they are in my mind, how many details I know…

— Paul Auster

Before I ever begin writing a new story, I have to sketch my characters out on paper. It's part of my process of understanding…

— Marie Lu

I like characters who remind me of someone I know.

— Mia Wasikowska

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them.

— Charles de Lint

Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind.

— Terry Goodkind

I am constantly getting letters from inconsistancies in the back stories of these characters.

— Joe Murray

The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page. Often they…

— Rachel Joyce

I don't know who they are[my characters] . They're entirely invented characters. Maybe that's how I've been able to write so many books, because…

— T.C. Boyle

In the old days, I just could not leave characters alone. Now I just try to keep the ones that still have something in…

— Anonymous

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy. How can I ever forget them.

— Charles M. Schulz

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

A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.

— Taraji P. Henson