Book Quote by Rob Roberge

I like the fact that second person puts the reader in the story. It makes them, whether they like it or not, complicit in…

— Rob Roberge

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third…

— Patti Davis

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

— Sarah Dessen

First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her…

— Juliet Marillier

When you pick up a book, everyone knows it's imaginary. You don't have to pretend it's not a book. We don't have to pretend…

— Paul Auster

Third person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their misunderstandings and hear what they think about each other.…

— Juliet Marillier

One of the strategies for doing first-person is to make the narrator very knowing, so that the reader is with somebody who has a…

— Rachel Kushner

I have never written a novel that volleys back and forth between a couple of different first person perspectives. It's definitely a challenge because…

— Jesmyn Ward

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 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

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

Whenever you have two characters in a book, whether it's a novel or nonfiction, you run the risk that the reader is going to…

— Mitch Albom