Books Quote by Robin Hobb

For me, a story has to have characters, and my role should be meaningful. At the end of the day, people should say that…

— Nithya Menen

I think that in general - well, at least it's true for me - you tend to put something of yourself into the story…

— Sam Lake

I've found that the more honest and true you are and can talk about a character and people's experiences, it's less ostracizing. It actually…

— Kenya Barris

You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some…

— Jill McCorkle

My readers have to work with me to create the experience. They have to bring their imaginations to the story. No one sees a…

— Anonymous

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of…

— Sara Zarr

The writing is only ever the attractive thing about a part. And also if all the elements within the writing come together - the…

— Sarah Lancashire

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with…

— Ann Beattie

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

All storytelling is kind of that - there's a bit of text that you put pressure on that spits out some desire that a…

— George Saunders

Whenever we've approached a story, it's always started with the character, and the idea of some character struggling with some part of himself. That's…

— Anna Boden

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg