Characters Quote by Robert Crais

We aren't always comfortable witnessing real frailty or vulnerability in our heroines, but I like characters who struggle, and doubt, and who don't always…

— Leigh Bardugo

You've either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making them maudlin or overwrought, or you've got to put…

— Jane Haddam

Maggie Shipstead takes hold of the reader and doesn't let go. Astonish Me is a haunting, powerful novel.

— Dani Shapiro

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“Have you ever felt, in the course of reading a detective novel, a guilty thrill of relief at having a character murdered before he…

— Jonathan Lethem

I'm really into the detective drama genre.

— Karla Crome

I've found in the past that the more closely I identify with the heroine, the less completely she emerges as a person. So from…

— Anonymous

Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I never have liked detective dramas. I try to watch all of them to see what's going on, but I don't like them.

— Kevin Whately

If you know your characters well enough, you aren't trying to grasp for storylines. You're really thinking about their flaws and their passions and…

— Felicia Day

My characters are always utterly sympathetic to me.

— Donal Logue

I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their…

— Emily Giffin